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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Immigration agents are using Meta’s AI glasses — and critics are alarmed

Immigration agents are wearing personal pairs of Meta AI smart glasses to surveil communities, alarming protesters and civil liberties experts who fear the footage will fuel a crackdown on those opposed to President Donald Trump’s nationwide deportation campaign.

Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have increasingly used government-provided body cameras and facial recognition technology during deployments nationwide over the last year as they arrested nearly 400,000 immigrants and violently clashed with protesters.

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