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New ICE Plan Would Incentivize Private Bounty Hunters to Locate Immigrants for 'Monetary Bonuses': Report

A newly published ICE procurement document shows the agency is soliciting information from private contractors to locate immigrants across the United States and is exploring "monetary bonuses" tied to performance

Latin Times

Kristi Noem mulls using ‘private bounty hunters’ to track down immigrants, report says

The plan could involve an ‘incentive based pricing structure’ for contractors, according to the report

The Independent UK

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Tennessee Man Over Facebook Meme

Larry Bushart was arrested on a $2 million bond for posting a meme on Facebook. He was released this week, after more than a month in jail.

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Advocates Warn of Dire Conditions for Pregnant Women in ICE Custody: 'Detention Is Inherently Dangerous'

This is the first time I've seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention," said Tania Wolf of the National Immigration Project to The Intercept

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Advocates Warn of Dire Conditions for Pregnant Women in ICE Custody: 'Detention Is Inherently Dangerous'

This is the first time I've seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention," said Tania Wolf of the National Immigration Project to The Intercept

Latin Times

Reality Winner Got 5 Years in Federal Prison for Leaking 5-Page Document

In her memoir, the former NSA contractor details her journey from top secret security clearance to federal prison.

Reason

ICE Agents Lose Access to Database Tracking Immigrants' Wire Transfers: Report

"This data is not and has never been intended to be used for immigration purposes," said Arizona's Attorney General

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This Bill Would Fine Social Media Companies $5 Million Every Day for Not Fighting 'Terrorism'

The STOP HATE Act wants social media platforms to report their moderation policies and outcomes to the government. And it’s not the only censorial measure Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants.

Reason

As ICE Agents Hide Their Faces, ICE Attorneys Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Courts

One immigration judge referred to an ICE attorney as merely “Department” during a hearing.

Reason

ICE Arrests Palestinian Immigrant at His Citizenship Test

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi thought he was going to become an American. Instead, ICE whisked him away into detention.

Reason

U.S. to Monitor Foreign Residents' Social Media for Antisemitism: 'No Room for Terrorist Sympathizers'

USCIS will begin treating antisemitic activity on social media and instances of physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds to deny immigration benefits

Latin Times

Google Cloud Facilitates AI Surveillance Along U.S.-Mexico Border Despite Prior Denials: Report

In 2020, Google Cloud CEO told employees that the company was "not working on any projects associated with immigration enforcement at the southern border"

Latin Times

Immigrants Face New Scrutiny as Trump Targets 'Hostile' Social Media Attitudes in Green Card Vetting

According to the report, the collection of social media identifiers is necessary to "enable and help national security and public safety screening, and vetting, and related inspections"

Latin Times

Fetterman Sees 'Major Turnover' After Staffers Quit Over the Democrat to Being 'A Useful Idiot for Republicans': Report

The Pennsylvania senator's staffers keep quitting as the former progressive Democrat continues aligning himself with the Trump administration.

Latin Times

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ICE Plans to Monitor 'Negative' Social Media Discussion About the Agency and its Top Officials: Report

If implemented, the system would flag individuals' online activity, evaluating their potential for violence through "social and behavioral sciences" and "psychological profiles"

Reason

USAID-Funded Pandemic Research Failed To Spot COVID or Ensure Chinese Transparency

There remains many open questions about whether the agency's funding played a role in the creation of COVID-19 in a Wuhan laboratory.

Latin Times

Leaked Meta Training Materials Uses 'Immigrants Are Pieces of S--t' as Example of Now Acceptable Content

Content moderation changes announced by Meta are part of a broader policy shift that includes the suspension of the company's fact-checking program

Latin Times

Most Tech Firms Won't Disclose if They'll Help Deport Immigrants by Providing Private Data, Study Finds

The Intercept asked more than three dozen companies but only four were willing to comment

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The Independent UK

Marianne Williamson denies backing Trump over ‘eating pets’ smear against immigrants after saying ‘voodoo is real’

Some academics argue the term ‘voodoo’ is rooted in anti-Black racism

TechRadar

WhatsApp encryption isn't the problem, metadata is

Despite WhatsApp being under scrutiny for data vulnerability, don't worry, its encryption is not flawed. But this doesn't mean you are completely out of risk.

Reason

Glenn Greenwald: Defund Israel and Free Assange

The free speech absolutist and co-founder of The Intercept dives deep into Israel, Latin America, and the necessity of decentralized media in the age of U.S. security state overreach.

Salon

"Abnormal" AIPAC spending alarms experts

AIPAC has spent nearly $5 million to defeat Jamaal Bowman — and plans to spend over $100 million this year

France 24

The New York Times accused of pro-Israel bias in coverage of Gaza war

Some US media outlets have been criticised for their coverage of Israel's devastating military offensive in Gaza, including legacy brands like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and The New York Times. According to The Intercept, top editors at The Times told journalists to limit the use of terms like…

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NYT asks journos to not use ‘genocide’, ‘Palestine’ in reports on Israel’s war on Gaza: The Intercept

The New York Times allegedly issued a memo to its journalists asking them to “restrict” the use of a host of terms and phrases in connection with Israel’s war on Palestine in “evidence of the paper’s deference to Israeli narratives”, The Intercept reported.

Windows Central

Microsoft reportedly pitched DALL-E AI image generation technology for military use without OpenAI and against core policies: "We were not involved."

Microsoft reportedly proposed the tool to the US Department of Defense during a training seminar in October 2023. The tool can "create images to train battle management systems."

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