On March 3, 2026, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the opening of criminal investigations into Gregory Bovino, former Customs and Border Protection chief patrol agent and Border Patrol commander-at-large, and multiple ICE agents for alleged unlawful conduct during Operation Metro …
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An investigation revealed ICE and CBP officers were coordinating enforcement operations using Zello, a free consumer walkie-talkie app previously linked to January 6 coordination, bypassing secure government communications systems. The use of an unsecured commercial app for sensitive law enforcement …
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DHS announced plans for a unified “matching engine” merging facial recognition and fingerprint databases across multiple agencies into a single searchable system. The combined biometric database would enable any DHS component to instantly cross-reference faces and fingerprints against …
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DHS signed a $1 billion blanket purchase agreement with Palantir for immigration surveillance across ICE and CBP without competitive bidding. Palantir’s technology enables mass data integration across multiple government databases, creating comprehensive surveillance profiles of immigrants and …
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DHS entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. after Congress failed to pass funding legislation, becoming the only federal agency affected while all others received full-year fiscal 2026 funding. Democrats withheld votes for DHS seeking reforms to immigration enforcement following the fatal shootings …
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The ACLU of Minnesota, American Civil Liberties Union, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging systematic racial profiling and constitutional violations by ICE and CBP during Operation Metro Surge. The …
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Internal DHS documents revealed significant hesitation among federal agents about deployment to Minneapolis under Operation Metro Surge following the fatal shooting of Renee Good. A memo from Border Patrol’s Acting Assistant Chief Joshua Andrew Post sought 300 volunteer personnel (200 Border …
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A DHS whistleblower leaked the personal data of approximately 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents to ICE List, a volunteer-run accountability website, in what was described as the largest-ever breach of DHS staff data. The dataset included names, work emails, telephone numbers, roles, and resumé data …
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced results of Operation Salvo in Manhattan, a multi-agency operation resulting in 54 arrests of alleged Trinitarios gang members. The operation was launched following the July 19, 2025 shooting of an off-duty Supervisory CBP officer by gang members in a New York City …
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained two teenage employees at a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota around 2:00 PM. Jonathan Aguilar Garcia and Christian Miranda Romano, both U.S. citizens, were approached by agents outside the store and asked if they were citizens. When the workers …
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Federal agents deployed chemical irritants outside Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis during student dismissal around 3:30 PM. Witnesses reported agents spraying students and staff, with Education Minnesota president Monica Byron stating agents were “pepper spraying students.” Video …
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the deployment of 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, calling it the “largest immigration operation ever.” ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons stated agents would go “door to door” to companies suspected of hiring …
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New DHS regulations take effect requiring mandatory biometric data collection from all non-citizens entering and leaving the United States at airports, land ports, seaports, and other authorized points of departure. The rule expands facial recognition technology and authorizes CBP to photograph—and …
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Fox News that immigrants who voluntarily self-deport through the CBP Home app would receive a $3,000 stipend for the final weeks of 2025, tripling the $1,000 incentive introduced in May. Noem framed the increase as a “home for the holidays” message. …
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The Department of Homeland Security released a comprehensive year-end report on December 19, 2025, claiming that under President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem the agency has achieved “the most secure border in American history” and “unmatched enforcement successes” through …
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The U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, reached enrollment of approximately 1,100 trainees in December 2025—the highest level since 2009—as U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursues plans to hire roughly 3,000 additional Border Patrol agents on top of the more than 19,000 already …
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On November 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a devastating preliminary injunction against Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and federal immigration enforcement agents in Chicago, explicitly finding that Bovino “admitted that he lied” about the October 23, 2025 tear gas …
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In November 2025, the Department of Homeland Security released the “Mobile Identify” facial recognition app on Google’s app store, making it available to state and local law enforcement agencies deputized to work with ICE. The Trump Tyranny Tracker reported on November 4 that the …
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On October 23, 2025, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was caught on video personally throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, directly violating a federal court restraining order issued just two weeks earlier by U.S. …
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During the fourth week of the October 2025 government shutdown affecting over 700,000 federal employees, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that approximately 70,000 Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers—including ICE deportation officers, CBP border patrol agents, Secret Service …
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On September 8, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a massive multi-agency immigration enforcement surge targeting Illinois and northwest Indiana. The operation marked a significant escalation in urban immigration enforcement …
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Flock Safety publicly admits that federal immigration agents have had direct access to automated license plate reader data through a previously undisclosed pilot program with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), giving federal authorities access to more …
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According to TRAC Syracuse University analysis of ICE data, average daily arrests fell to 990 in July 2025 (July 1-27) from 1,224 in June—a 19% decline, amid protests and litigation. Total arrests 31,281 in July (27,483 by ICE, 3,798 by CBP). Both numbers well below Stephen Miller’s stated …
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On July 7, 2025, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led a military-style immigration enforcement operation in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, deploying agents on horseback, in armored vehicles, and with helicopter support while over 20 children were attending a summer camp in the park. Video …
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Starlink has secured contracts and deployed internet infrastructure across multiple federal agencies, including the FAA, GSA, and Customs and Border Protection. The rapid adoption has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest, particularly given Musk’s close ties to the Trump …
Customs and Border Protection maintains secret database monitoring journalists movements and creates watchlist of “Suspected Organizers, Coordinators, Instigators and Media” including 10 journalists with detailed dossiers. Program enables systematic secondary screening at borders, …
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Anduril Industries announced deployment of its 300th Autonomous Surveillance Tower (AST) along the southern U.S. border, significantly expanding its AI-powered surveillance infrastructure for Customs and Border Protection. The deployment includes the Extended Range Sentry Tower, featuring an 80-foot …
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded Anduril Industries a $25 million contract for autonomous surveillance towers (ASTs) along the U.S.-Mexico border, with plans to deploy 200 towers by 2022 in a relationship worth more than $200 million. The AST system combines Anduril’s radar-equipped …
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Grayshift rapidly expands its federal law enforcement customer base, securing significant contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Secret …
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CBP awarded Accenture $297M contract to hire 7,500 border agents/officers to meet Trump’s executive order. Delivered only 2 agents first year, 22-58 total hires by termination. $40K per hire cost exceeded average officer salary. Contract terminated April 2019 ‘for convenience’ …
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