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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly collecting photographs of protesters and storing them in a database built by Palantir Technologies. The practice raises questions about surveillance of political dissent and how biometric data gathered at demonstrations may be used beyond immigration enforcement. Civil liberties advocates are expected to challenge the program, while Palantir's expanding role in government data systems draws renewed scrutiny.

Wired reports that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been uploading photographs of protesters into a database built by Palantir, the surveillance technology company. The report raises concerns that images collected at demonstrations could be used by immigration authorities for identification and enforcement purposes beyond the original context, drawing criticism from privacy and civil liberties advocates.

Newly unsealed court filings reveal that DHS agents monitoring people observing ICE activity in Maine not only tracked and intimidated them, but stored information and photos about them in a database built by Palantir. The disclosures are raising fresh concerns about surveillance of protesters and journalists, and about the scale of data collection by immigration authorities.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors. An attorney representing protestors said the practice infringes on First Amendment rights, and the report has drawn criticism over surveillance of political activity.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly added photos of protesters to a surveillance database built by Palantir, raising concerns that people exercising free speech rights are being tracked by immigration authorities. The report has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates who argue the practice blurs the line between immigration enforcement and monitoring of political activity inside the United States.

A Wired report says US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been uploading photos of protesters into a database built by Palantir, the data analytics company founded by Peter Thiel. The story raises concerns about surveillance of political activists and how images collected during protests may be stored, shared, and used for enforcement. Readers are debating the legality of the practice and the expanding role of private tech firms in government surveillance.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been uploading photographs of protesters into a database built by Palantir, according to a Wired report circulating widely online. The story raises fresh concerns about surveillance of political dissent and how immigration authorities are using private-sector data tools, prompting criticism from civil liberties advocates and heated discussion across social media.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors. An attorney representing the protestors said the practice infringes on First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly. The report, covered by Engadget, has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates concerned about government surveillance of political activity.

The Associated Press reports that a large number of names have vanished from the US online immigrant detainee locator system, a public database used by lawyers and families to find people in immigration custody. The report is described as the first on the scale of the disappearances, raising concerns about transparency and detainees' access to legal counsel.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly entering the names of people who observe or protest its operations into a database built by Palantir, according to a Gizmodo report. The revelation is drawing criticism from civil liberties advocates, who say it suggests surveillance of lawful activism and could chill First Amendment-protected activity around immigration enforcement.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been adding photographs of protesters to a database built by Palantir, according to a Wired report. The story is drawing attention to surveillance of political activists and renewed debate over the government's data-sharing arrangements with the private tech firm.

Unsealed court filings indicate DHS agents in Maine monitored people observing ICE activity, photographing them, running their license plates and pulling personal information, with data stored in a Palantir-built database. Attorney P Thakker and others describe the surveillance as intimidation of bystanders documenting immigration enforcement.