Federal Agents Deploy High Tech to Track Protesters
We talk about how the facial-recognition technologies used by federal immigration agencies work, and what they mean for enforcement and civil liberties.
February 4, 2026
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Federal Agents Deploy High Tech to Track Protesters
Summary
As protests against federal immigration agents’ use of deadly force in Minneapolis spread nationwide, privacy experts are raising alarms. Immigration agencies are using facial-recognition and other tools to identify immigrants – and to track American citizens who observe or protest ICE operations. The surveillance technology allows agents to scan people’s faces and link them to government databases. It’s a practice that those targeted say amounts to intimidation and retaliation. We talk about how the technologies work and what they mean for enforcement and civil liberties.
Guests:
Rachel Levinson-Waldman, director of Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Sheera Frenkel, technology reporter, The New York Times; co-author, "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination"
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