Federal Agents Are Intimidating #LegalObservers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live.”

#Immigration authorities in #Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.

by Austin Campbell
March 5 2026, 5:53 a.m.

"Former Minnesota state Sen. #MattLittle was lawfully observing federal immigration agents in a Dakota County neighborhood last month when the drive took an unexpected turn.

"As he followed their vehicles, they led him down a rural road that grew increasingly familiar during the 20-minute drive. Soon, Little told #TheIntercept, he realized where the federal agents were headed: his house.

"When he approached his driveway, two SUVs were already waiting, Little said. Agents moved to block his car, claiming he had impeded their investigation and that local law enforcement would be called. No other officers came to his house, and Little was not cited or charged.

" 'The intent was clearly to intimidate us. It’s stressful. It’s a little bit scary. But at the same time,' Little said, 'I just think it’s really important to be out there and monitoring what they’re doing.'

"Interviews, sworn declarations, and video reviewed by The Intercept indicate that Little is not the only person subjected to this kind of #intimidation. Across the #TwinCities, immigration agents have identified legal observers by name and address, and, in some cases, led them back to their homes after they engaged in lawful monitoring of immigration activity. Legal observers say this pattern of behavior sends a clear and chilling message: The federal government knows who they are and where they live.

"These encounters are unfolding amid a rapid expansion of federal #surveillance capabilities.

"Immigration authorities have significantly expanded their use of mobile #biometric and surveillance tools in recent years. Officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Customs and Border Protection, for example, can use the smartphone app #MobileFortify to photograph a person’s face or capture fingerprints in the field and compare them against federal biometric databases, according to a Department of Homeland Security inventory of artificial intelligence technologies."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/ice-cbp-minnesota-surveillance-intimidation-observers/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/MggRo

#AbolishCBP #AbolishICE #ICESucks #Palantir #AISucks #PoliceState #USPol #Orwellian #SilencingDissent #SurveillanceState

ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ice-cbp-knew-facial-recognition-app-couldnt-do-what-dhs-says-it-could-deployed-it-anyway/

Facial Recognition Tech Used To Hunt Migrants Was Deployed Without Required Privacy Paperwork

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/facial-recognition-tech-used-to-hunt-migrants-was-deployed-without-required-privacy-paperwork/

"Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. Using facial recognition tools on their smartphones and camera gear, ICE agents have photographed the faces of people they encounter during their daily operations. NBC News A.I. fellow Jared Perlo reports on the technology federal agents are using and why privacy groups say it is a drastic escalation."

#MobileFortify #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #AI #ICE
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-ice-agents-are-using-facial-recognition-to-bring-surveillance-to-the-streets-257273413563

#ICE and CBP’s #FaceRecognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

ICE has used #MobileFortify to identify #immigrants and #citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after #DHS abandoned its own #privacy rules.
#cbp #biometrics

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-ice-dhs-mobile-fortify-face-recognition-verify-identity/

🔴 👁 - „Videos in sozialen Medien zeigen, wie Bundesbeamte ihre Smartphones nutzen, um Menschen auf der Straße zu kontrollieren, darunter augenscheinlich auch Minderjährige. Wehren kann man sich gegen die biometrische Kontrolle nicht. … Die ICE-Männer selbst versuchen sich vor solchen Techniken zu schützen, indem sie bei ihren Einsätzen ihre Gesichter vermummen.“
➡️ https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/usa-werden-unter-donald-trump-zum-ueberwachungsstaat-wie-ice-mit-apps-einwanderer-jagt-a-a18e65f1-1a03-4444-a664-d4f4f6cbb656
➡️ https://archive.is/Jgv6a

#ICEFascism2026 #MobileFortify #ClearviewAI

#ICE and #CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-ice-dhs-mobile-fortify-face-recognition-verify-identity/

#MobileFortify #privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition #politics

The dystopia of ICE and thier mobile fortify application.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8u9LheX/

#ice #usa #dystopia #mobilefortify #database #terrorists