👁 Selling #MassSurveillance | EFFector 38.7
Time and time again, we've seen police #surveillance suffer from 'mission creep'—technology sold as a way to prevent heinous crimes ends up enforcing traffic violations, #tracking #protestors , and more. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're diving into this troubling pattern and sharing all the latest in the fight for #privacy and #freespeech online.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/selling-mass-surveillance-effector-387

Time and time again, we've seen police surveillance suffer from 'mission creep'—technology sold as a way to prevent heinous crimes ends up enforcing traffic violations, tracking protestors, and more. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're diving into this troubling pattern and sharing all the...
Will #DomesticTerrorism charges be brought against these #AntiICE #protestors?
#ICE enforcement action leads to #protest, violent clashes in #SouthBurlington, #Vermont
by Derek Brouwer, Liam Elder-Connors, Zoe McDonald, March 12, 2026
"A tense, day-long standoff outside a South Burlington, Vermont house ended Wednesday night with federal immigration agents removing three people inside and a series of violent clashes between police and hundreds of #activists who tried to impede the apprehension.
"It marked the first major confrontation between protesters and federal immigration authorities in Vermont. Federal law enforcement deployed #TearGas and #flashbangs on a normally busy street in the state’s second largest city to disperse the activists who had surrounded their vehicles. Roughly 60 local and state law enforcement officers were also on scene, though the departments sought to distance themselves from ICE’s conduct.
"The incident began when a man fled Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who had been surveilling a Dorset Street residence where he was staying.
"According to an ICE affidavit, the subject of the warrant was Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez, a Mexico native who was removed from the United States in 2022, and later illegally reentered the country. In January, Corona-Sanchez was arrested by Middlebury police and charged with drunk driving, the affidavit says.
"Following a multi-vehicle crash, Corona-Sanchez escaped to a house on Dorset Street, authorities said.
"A growing number of protesters and police assembled outside throughout the day as immigration authorities waited for a criminal warrant to enter and arrest him.
"A neighbor, Richard Landsman, said an Ecuadoran family with two children had lived in the house for roughly a year. At one point in the afternoon, people helped a child leave the house; they were driven away.
"When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with #TacticalGear and weapons drawn. They were supported by #VermontStatePolice troopers.
"Police wrenched away protesters blocking the front entrance and ICE agents broke down the door. Federal agents removed three people from inside, forcing them into an unmarked car. They attempted to drive off, but protesters linked arms and blocked the street. Confrontations ensued, and the agents eventually managed to drive off by running over a median and exiting via a driveway."
#ResistICE #SilencingDissent #AntiTerrorismLaws #CriminalizingProtest #Resistance #USPol #VTPol #ACAB

When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with tactical gear and weapons drawn. Police wrenched away protesters blocking the entrance and agents broke down the door.
#ICE has #unlawfully and #violently #detained three #community members in #Vermont, as well as #brutalizing the #protestors who were #standing #up for them.
Yesterday, Vermont law enforcement agents leveraged state power to support federal immigration agents in what we believe to be a clear violation of the state’s Fair and Impartial Policing Policy. Together, police and immigration officers violently separated families, ripped immigrant Vermonters from their home, and attacked protestors who bravely stood in solidarity with their neighbors. This marks a drastic escalation of longstanding patterns of human rights abuses and violence carried out against our community by local, state, and federal law enforcement. We demand the immediate release of Christian Jerez-Andrade, Camila Patin Patin, and Johana Patin Patin, as well as a thorough investigation into the officers’ misconduct and violations of Vermont’s Fair and Impartial Policing Policies. We also demand that any charges against protesters be dropped. Read more for the full press release.
Citing initial information, the 2 #US officials said it was unclear whether rounds fired by #Marines struck or #killed anyone. They also did not know whether shots were also fired by others protecting the mission, including private security guards & local police.
This would mark the first confirmation by US officials that Marines were involved in firing at the #protestors.
#Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #Karachi #Pakistan
Ars Technica: “Capture it all”: ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters. “Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirm or deny the existence of a ‘domestic terrorists’ database that lists US citizens who protest ICE’s immigration crackdown.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/09/capture-it-all-ice-urged-to-explain-memo-about-collecting-info-on-protesters-ars-technica/
Ars Technica: “Capture it all”: ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters. “Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conf…
Heightened national tensions have fueled fears of #federal agency murdering potential #protestors after awareness of hundreds of armed #ICE troops invited by #NFL to provide #SuperBowl #security.
#Football league officially issues #NoComment regarding the invited #LEO agency presence in #SantaClara & #SanFrancisco #BayArea for events surrounding annual big game. #DHS govt official states "Those who are here legally and are not breaking other laws have nothing to fear".
"#Congress should also be taking immediate action, rather than simply waiting for the #President to settle on a new suite of falsehoods pulled from thin air. As the New York Times editorial board put it: '[...] Congress ought to investigate both the circumstances of the recent killings in #Minneapolis and the broader conduct of the federal agencies engaged in Mr. #Trump’s #immigration crackdown, including their treatment of peaceful #protestors.'"
If only the #GOP in Congress could manage to locate a spine.
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