Customs and Border Protection
Trump Is Barricading Himself Behind a Massive 'Non-Scalable' Fence on Election Day
The D.C. police department is expecting protests and unrest, and spent about $130,000 on tear gas and other “less-lethal” munitions to prepare.
CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant
The CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones.
CBP Bought 'Global' Location Data from Weather and Game Apps
New documents obtained by Motherboard provide more detail on what exactly location data firms are selling to the U.S. government.
Border Patrol Snipers Were Authorized to Use Deadly Force at George Floyd’s Burial
Records obtained by VICE News show police in Pearland, Texas, invited federal agents to surveil Floyd's burial and authorized them to open fire in the event of unrest.
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to try and identify individuals.
CBP Bought 'Unlimited' Use of a Nationwide Tracking Database
A map and files obtained by Motherboard show Customs and Border Protection bought access to a license plate reader database that can locate vehicles far from the border region.
Customs and Border Protection Paid $476,000 to a Location Data Firm in New Deal
'It’s just a question of, one, is it ethical, and two, does that open up the information to being released elsewhere?,' a former Venntel worker told Motherboard.
Secret Service Bought Phone Location Data from Apps, Contract Confirms
An internal Secret Service document describes the purchase of Locate X, a product that uses location data harvested from ordinary apps.
Customs and Border Protection Bought Access to Nationwide Car Tracking System
The move by CBP continues the trend of law enforcement buying access to data rather than gathering it themselves.
AOC Wants to Know Why the Hell a Predator Drone Was Spying on Protesters
The military-grade Predator B drone was far outside the 100-mile operational zone of Customs and Border Protection.
The Government is Regularly Flying Predator Drones Over American Cities
The aircraft flight data is a reminder that CBP does not only fly drones along the border.
Border Patrol Detains Iranian-Born American Soldier at the Border, Seizes Their Phone
The American citizen was on official military business and told Motherboard they believe they were questioned because of their Iranian heritage.