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Eye in the sky: The feds have quietly built surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont, New York - VTDiggerVTDigger found that at least three towers first proposed in 2021 have been built in the region since — and it’s possible more are on the way.

In the War on Migrants, A Trump Win is Really a Win for Big Tech | TechPolicy.PressPetra Molnar is the author of The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

Authors of journal's special issue share findings on migrant deaths along the border - Catholic ReviewDonald Kerwin set the tone for an Oct. 16 webinar on migrant deaths with a clarifying statement: "Accounting for deaths, it means more than accurately counting them or enumerating them. … What it means is identifying decedents, investigating deaths, determining their causes and repatriating remains to loved ones."

Elbit Systems underpins Israeli apartheid and US border wallElbit America was awarded the largest chunk of funding for 307 new surveillance towers to be built across the U.S.-Mexico border within the next decade

Surveillance tech makes U.S.-Mexico border even deadlier | ContextHi-tech surveillance on the U.S.-Mexico border is pushing migrants onto deadly routes, humanitarian groups and researchers say

The Grim High-Tech Dystopia on the US-Mexico BorderTo police the US-Mexico border, the US government is implementing an array of ever more sophisticated military tech — now including AI-powered robo-dogs. It promises to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis.

Mapping Project Reveals Locations of U.S. Border Surveillance TowersWith migrant deaths at record highs, researchers say intensified border militarization is making a deadly problem much worse.

Disappeared in the desert: bodies lie in the sand in Niger while Europe pours millions into blocking migration routeA drive to stop people fleeing northwards has forced migrants to even riskier routes. No one knows the death toll, but one survivor tells how five people died of thirst next to him

The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching – The MarkupHuman rights advocates warn of algorithmic bias, legal violations, and other dire consequences of relying on AI to monitor the border

Report documents violence against Central American migrants at U.S.-Mexican borderUsing quantitative and qualitative data, the report's analysis finds unprecedented violence against migrants in six northern Mexican border states and four southwestern U.S. border states during the period January 1, 2021–June 30, 2022.

Crossing the US-Mexico border is deadlier than ever for migrants – here's whyA 1994 US policy was supposed to deter migration by securing popular access points. Instead, it drives people to enter the US by more hazardous means, such as being crammed in hot tractor-trailers.

‘Never sleeps, never even blinks’: the hi-tech Anduril towers spreading along the US borderFunded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, the autonomous surveillance towers can detect a human from 2.8km away

The All-Seeing Eye of Homeland SecurityFrom robot dogs to face recognition to e-shackles, Big Brother is watching migrants.

‘A $10-Million Scarecrow’: The Quest for the Perfect ‘Smart Wall’Can artificial intelligence finally solve the problems on the southern border?

More migrants dying since push into remote, hostile regionsPHOENIX (AP) — Migrants trekking across the Arizona borderlands have died at higher rates in the past two decades since stepped up enforcement began funneling them into remote, hostile desert and mountain regions, a sweeping new analysis concluded Monday...

The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”Elbit Systems, which touts its products as “field-proven” on Palestinians, was contracted to build a high-tech surveillance system on Native American land.

Opinion | Robotic dogs patrolling the U.S. border will not stop migrants. But they may lead to more deaths.High-tech surveillance in the Arizona desert is failing because it doesn’t take into account people’s reasons for migrating.

In the Sonoran Desert, GIS Helps to Map Migrant DeathsGIS technology lends insight into why some undocumented migrants perish while crossing international borders.

Border Patrol Is Using "Virtual Wall" Technology Israel Uses in PalestineHigh-tech virtual barriers used to imprison Palestinians in Gaza have already been deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Problem With a ‘Smart’ Border WallTo resolve Trump’s impasse, many lawmakers have proposed boosting surveillance technology to create a virtual border wall. Is that more humane and effective?

The "smarter" wall: how drones, sensors, and AI are patrolling the borderHere’s what a so-called "smart wall" of technology at the US-Mexico border looks like.

How far has technology come since the last ‘smart border’ failed?‘The old border was really good at detecting lost cows and jackrabbits and even in some cases tumbleweed.’

How Border Patrol Occupied the Tohono O’odham NationUnder ever-expanding high-tech surveillance, the reservation has become “the most militarized community in America.”

Democrats’ ‘smart border’ technology is not a ‘humane’ alternative to Trump’s wallThere was a measurable shift in the location of human remains toward difficult routes of travel outside the visual range of surveillance technology.

Geography of Deterrence, KXCI

The Case for Opening Our BordersDemocrats cannot have it both ways. If you oppose jailing and exiling people for crossing an invisible line, you must be in favor of significantly opening our borders. Fortunately, that’s fine.

Perspective | More border surveillance tech could be worse for human rights than a wallAs an "alternative" to a physical barrier, Democrats have proposed expanding programs that endanger our civil liberties.

A Texas town approved an AI-powered sentry tower for border securityThe military-style sentry tower is for Customs and Border Patrol and will be on city property. The Marines use the same system.

Dans le sud de l’Arizona, le désert de Sonora est devenu un cimetière de migrantsEntre 1998 et 2018, plus de 7 000 migrants sont morts sur le sol américain, le long de la frontière mexicaine, en tentant d’entrer illégalement dans le pays. Soit un mort par jour depuis vingt ans. Après avoir tergiversé, Joe Biden s’est engagé à accueillir plus de migrants.

Summer Turns Deadly for US-Bound Migrants Braving Scorching Desert HeatExtreme temperatures are making already-risky US-Mexico crossings more dangerous

Biden's Invisible Border WallThe Biden administration is expanding surveillance along the Southern border, pushing migrants into harm’s way.

Migrants Seeking to Cross Southern US Border Face Dangerous HeatRecord-high temperatures in June near the U.S. border with Mexico have made the dangerous crossing even more deadly for migrants.

Strict Border Enforcement Policies Put Migrants in Harm’s Way. Title 42 Is No Exception.In fiscal year 2020, border encounters dropped by half while rescue rates doubled. Experts and humanitarian groups point to a Trump-era policy that continues today.

The Border Patrol Is Systemically Failing to Count Migrant DeathsAccording to a GAO report, the Border Patrol is failing to count migrants deaths — in contravention of a new law.

53 migrants died after being inside a trailer during a heat wave. Crossing into the US may get deadlier as climate change makes extreme heat more common.The deaths of dozens of migrants, who were found in a sweltering tractor-trailer, highlight how climate change can complicate migration.

Grijalva urges 'transparency' from CBP after surveillance blimp is lofted over Nogales U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva pushed for "transparency and oversight" from Homeland Security officials after U.S. Customs and Border Protection lofted a new surveillance blimp near Nogales last week, prompting an outcry from county and city officials.

The government is turning border surveillance on everyday AmericansAs the government sets its sights on migrants crossing the border, native-born Americans have also come under its watchful eye.

New map shows expansion of surveillance towers along southern US borderAI-enhanced cameras can detect ‘objects of interest’ miles away, but critics say they will drive migrants deeper into dangerous desert

U.S.-Mexico border 'virtual wall' of surveillance towers mapped by EFFThe Electronic Frontier Foundation created a map of more than 300 surveillance towers on the United States-Mexico border. EFF questions the implications of surveillance on citizens in border communities and the expansion of surveillance technology

Little known 'virtual' border wall creates privacy, safety concerns, advocates sayA network of more than 300 surveillance towers along the southern border has widespread bipartisan support. Their locations were a mystery until recently.

Geflüchtete in Niger: Tod bei 45 Grad | ZEIT ONLINE

Agadez: 6 migrants calcinés dans l'incendie de leur véhicule près de MadamaAu moins six (06) migrants ont été trouvés morts calcinés dans l'incendie de leur véhicule à proximité du poste militaire frontalier de Madama,...

Migrationspolitik in Niger: Mission erfülltEin auf Druck der EU in Niger verabschiedetes Gesetz sorgt für immer riskantere Routen durch die Sahara. Border Forensics dokumentiert die tödlichen Auswirkungen dieser gemeinsamen Migrationsabwehr.

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