More than anywhere else in New England, lawyers say Maine has stood out for federal agents tracking down one category of law-abiding immigrants at homes and jobs.

CORCA creates a DHS/ICE retail crime center with broad data-sharing language that could pull license plate records and camera footage, with no privacy guardrails yet.

Mobile surveillance trailers stream live video and license plate data to private clouds, often shared with federal agencies through contracts your city approved without your input.

How the pretext of homeland security birthed a public–private tech surveillance economy that makes billions in profit every year.

How the pretext of homeland security birthed a public–private tech surveillance economy that makes billions in profit every year.

Dozens of cities canceled contracts with Flock Safety, which makes license plate readers for police departments, amid strong backlash. Privacy experts say some alternatives are no better than Flock.

Retail industry leaders and bipartisan federal lawmakers say a new fusion center in the Department of Homeland Security will fight sophisticated crime rings. Civil liberties advocates see a thinly-vei...

A bipartisan bill targeting organized retail theft is gaining momentum in Congress, but civil rights groups warn the legislation creates a dangerous DHS surveillance network.

New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.

Administrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing.

Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting pandemic-era statements on police and prison abolition

Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.

Documents from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras."

Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Maine residents protest the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by an ICE officer in Biddeford on Monday.

A San Diego man spent one month in jail for a crime he didn't commit, after San Diego Police misinterpreted a hit from a license plate reader.

Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies

Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers