
Transparency Advocates Win Release of NYPD “Predictive Policing” Documents
The NYPD is building a system to predict crimes — and trying to keep the public unaware of what it’s doing.
The NYPD is building a system to predict crimes — and trying to keep the public unaware of what it’s doing.
Silicon Valley firms and legacy law enforcement tech companies are getting ready for the facial recognition bonanza.
State of Sanctuaries
Law enforcement agencies are allying with ICE and anti-immigration activists to lobby against a bill that would make California a “sanctuary state.”
State of Sanctuaries
Donald Trump is threatening to withhold grants from local police if California becomes a “sanctuary state” — but some immigration advocates oppose the grants altogether.
The NYPD is fighting by any means necessary to block a City Council bill that would assert oversight over police surveillance technologies.
The War on Immigrants
ICE’s increased use of data mining to identify and locate undocumented people is reflected in the enforcement operations since Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The Intercept obtained the guidelines on gang classification through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for records related to the ICEGangs database.
California lawmakers advanced legislation that would bar state police and sheriffs from enforcing federal immigration law. Texas legislators moved to ban sanctuary policies statewide.
Trump's homeland security transition team has private-sector background in threat-detection algorithms, facial-recognition technology, and the like.
Lora Ries's selection is the latest evidence that Trump is preparing to fulfill his pledge to step up deportations.