Legal and constitutional concerns

A new FT investigation maps out the web of data brokers, private companies and government agencies that federal agents are using to help with their mass deportations. The FT’s Peter Andringa and Stefania Palma explain how corporate entities have created a surveillance network that can track immigrants across the country. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Trump’s immigration data dragnet

US criminal immigration cases overtake drug and fraud prosecutions

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