Overview
Over the past year, ICE raids have surged across major US cities, with the Trump administration rounding up 590,000 immigrants — including a record 50,000 in July alone. Increasingly, the federal immigration strategy is powered by sophisticated surveillance technology that aggregates public and private data, tracks social media and digital activity, and captures license plate data in order to target individuals and entire communities. This shift from shock and awe to stealth is laying the foundation for a surveillance state that leaves no one – citizen or non-citizen – immune. What are some of these tools, how are they evolving, and what legal, legislative, and grassroots challenges are emerging to protect immigrants from intrusive tracking technology?
This is Panel 2 from our complete 3-hour in-person briefing.
Related Coverage
- FULL 3-hour BRIEFING HERE
- The Flock Backlash and Growing Revolt Against License Plate Surveillance
- YOUTUBE HIGHLIGHTS
Guest Speaker Lineup
- Jonathan Paz, Candidate for Congress in MA 5th district, ex-Flock whistleblower
- Brian Hofer, Executive Director, Secure Justice
- Kimberly Woo, Community Organizer, SIREN Immigrant Rights
- Lena Graber, Senior Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Abdi Soltani, Executive Director, ACLU of Northern California
