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Faiza Patel

@faizapatel.bsky.social
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Co-Director, Liberty & NatSec @BrennanCenter

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22/07/2026
Lawmakers must address the federal governments' use of LLMs against Americans’ data, writes @faizapatel.bsky.social (Faiza Patel). "At a minimum, Congress should require agencies to disclose how these models are trained, how they perform, and how they impact Americans," she writes.
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AI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans' civil liberties.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
1/6 Today @justsecurity.org published the first of a a pair of pieces by me exploring what the DoD places within the envelope of "mass domestic surveillance" and what remains outside. This longstanding issue is even more critical with the adoption of AI.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21/07/2026
What constitutes mass domestic surveillance? USG already collects Americans' data without a warrant via commercial purchases - and the risks are greatly increased by the use of AI, writes @faizapatel.bsky.social (Faiza Patel). More here:
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AI and the Commercial Data Loophole
The Pentagon’s access to commercial LLMs give it a powerful surveillance tool that could be turned on Americans.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Looking forward to the conversation!
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
DOJ plans to strip 400 Americans of their citizenship. More than any other recent admin, even the 1st Trump admin. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u... Some may be real fraud cases, but if they're politically motivated or based on a technicality, the courts will shut them down.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
1/5 Thread on an imp story out today, which may get missed with all the Iran war news. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/u...
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‘Go Big and Go Loud’: Inside the Justice Dept.’s Push to Prosecute Protesters
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Emile Ayoub @emileayoub.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
As @amostoh.bsky.social and I explain in our new report, the military has been ramping up its adoption of AI, while oversight and safeguards have failed to keep up. But the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic has brought a grave threat into focus: using AI to pry into Americans’ private lives 🧵 1/
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The Business of Military AI
The Pentagon has been spending tens of billions of dollars to adopt new technologies at breakneck speed. Without oversight and safeguards, military applications of artificial intelligence could jeopar...
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Thomson Reuters is best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, but it is also a huge data broker that provides investigative tools to the government, including ICE. Its Minneapolis workers aren't happy about that: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/t...
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They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
His face :)
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
My @brennancenter.org colleagues issued a report today on military AI. It bears the discourse on Anthropic v. DoD. It covers the long march toward military AI in weapons & for surveillance and targeting. Provides data on the companies winning contracts. Explains the risks of adoption w/o safeguards.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
As the Islamophobic voices rise up again, thought I would point out that its thankfully not easy to denaturalize Americans. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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How the Supreme Court Rejected Denaturalization as a Political Weapon Long Ago
New threats to strip opponents of citizenship recall a dark history.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Trump's latest attempt to thwart state AI rules will probably also fail, as federal agencies like the DOJ and FTC cannot encroach on lawful state regulations without a clear delegation from Congress, Olivier Sylvain argues on @techpolicypress.bsky.social:
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Why Trump’s AI EO Will be DOA in Court | TechPolicy.Press
Policymakers should not allow the happy-talk about innovation blind them to the ways in which AI companies may harm consumers, Olivier Sylvain writes.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Imp thread on new AI regs
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Tomorrow at 3:00 House and Senate Democrats will be holding a "shadow hearing" on the detention of U.S. citizens. I'll be there testifying about the broader policy changes which led us to this moment. /my name isn't in this press release but I'll be there! www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Hold Forum to Receive Testimony from Five U.S. Citizens Assaulted, Illegally Detained by DHS | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
[WASHINGTON, DC] – On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 3 PM ET in 216 Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Highly recommend!
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Powerful piece on collective punishment after NG shooting. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients’ Lives.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Looking forward to discussing Immigration in NYC: Policy, Belonging, and the Future of Sanctuary. This evening @ Columbia. Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
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Immigration in NYC: Policy, Belonging, and the Future of Sanctuary
<p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://holder.college.columbia.edu/" target="_blank">Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights</a>&nbsp;Student Advisory Board is pleased to invite you to the ...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
From me and @brennancenter.org colleagues
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
There is far more to the NYPD surveillance system than DAS & the disbanded demographics unit. POST act disclosures of surveillance tech have been minimal & NYPD IG which could help shed light weakened. These need fixing for starters. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/n...
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Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
1/2 The Liberty & NatSec team @brennancenter.org is hiring for two positions: senior counsel and tech strategist. Pls spread the word. brennancenter.applytojob.com/apply/86gRwx...
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Senior Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program - Brennan Center for Justice - Career Page
Apply to Senior Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program at Brennan Center for Justice in New York, NY.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 26/11/2025
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Unfortunate branding
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 20/11/2025
Former ambassadors and senior State Department officials — including Steady State members — warn that the U.S. is targeting foreign students and scholars for their lawful speech, undermining free-expression principles and harming America’s global standing. drive.google.com/file/d/1GIq2...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The numbers are in: new foreign student enrollment dropped by 17 percent this year. 60+ former sr State Dept officials and ambassadors (both D& R) explain why this is bad for America & Americans: drive.google.com/file/d/1GIq2...
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Letter to Rubio - 11.17.2025
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
After 9/11, the U.S. built a huge surveillance infrastructure for counterterrorism. It was abused to target Muslim Americans, but the broad authorities were also used to go after protestors. Immigration enforcement is the new counterterrorism: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/11/2025
ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Who would have guessed this would happen? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 24/11/2025
This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
1/6 Thread on story from @us.theguardian.com on FBI & NYPD spying on court watch Signal group chat. Bottom line: this stuff has been happening for ages and until we dismantle the post 9/11 domestic spying apparatus it will keep happening. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 22/11/2025
Across the country, police departments have adopted AI-driven platforms to assist with data collection and analysis. But without robust safeguards, these data fusion tools risk generating inaccurate results, perpetuating bias, and undermining individual rights. bit.ly/44nxPlx
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The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
This is the right outcome. We generally need to re-think the explosive growth in info sharing of the last 2 decades. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement
A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for ...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
1/6 Thread on story from @us.theguardian.com on FBI & NYPD spying on court watch Signal group chat. Bottom line: this stuff has been happening for ages and until we dismantle the post 9/11 domestic spying apparatus it will keep happening. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/11/2025
Our experts detail what we know about recent crime trends in New York City, including sharp drops in murders and shootings, as well as persistent challenges to tackle. bit.ly/4o734Zo
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2025 Trends in Crime and Safety in New York City
New York remains one of the safest cities in the country, but some persistent challenges require close attention.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/11/2025
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
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SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This is a really imp read. Victims get prosecuted and no accountability for abusive ICE agents.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
1/5 Thread on TX gov Abbott's purported "designation" or Muslim Brotherhood & CAIR as foreign terrorist orgs. Bottom line: it is a PR move that aims to discredit the largest Muslim American civil rights group in the US but its legal impact is likely ltd.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"The United States is giving up its position as a magnet for the best and brightest" -- letter from 58 former ambassadors and high-ranking State Department officials decrying the Trump admin's targeting of foreign students and scholars. drive.google.com/file/d/1GIq2...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This is a good discussion of the lone "antifa" indictment brought by the administration. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
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What’s Up With the Terror Indictment Against Alleged Antifa Members?
The Justice Department’s tacked-on charges are just for show. The larger plan is not.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans. www.state.gov/releases/202...
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Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Antifa Ost, Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Super interesting. How many ‘bragawatts’ have the hyperscalers announced so far? on.ft.com/4qCvVap
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How many ‘bragawatts’ have the hyperscalers announced so far?
A: Forty-six DeLorean time jumps
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Is facial recognition the new voter ID?
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hard to avoid the war on terror roots of today. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...
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Opinion | The Tragedy of Dick Cheney
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Super interesting
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Spot on! www.cato.org/blog/lawmake...
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There's a Right To Record ICE Raids--and There's No Blanket Immunity for Raiders
Notwithstanding pronouncements from leading officials of the Trump administration, the consensus of federal courts is that the Constitution protects the right to record immigration raids, and federal ...
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
1/2 Not the first time this threat has been made v. Mamdani. Read on to see how a long line of Supreme Court cases developed to prevent this type of ideological targeting.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/10/2025
Despite the Trump administration’s threats, it’s not easy to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship. Here’s why: bit.ly/4oV8eIP
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Stripping Naturalized Americans of Citizenship Faces High Legal Hurdles
The Trump administration may want to aggressively denaturalize citizens, but the Supreme Court has forbidden doing so when a person’s political beliefs are a focus.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/10/2025
Tuesday, October 28, is Vote Early Day. Make sure to check your voter registration status — or register if you’re eligible and haven’t yet. The right to vote is a cornerstone of democracy.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
So worth reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
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Opinion | How Women Destroyed the West
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Spencer Reynolds @sreynolds.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This is true. Even more, sanctuary laws still permit local police to pass intelligence to non-immigration feds, who then share it with ICE. Or, as we are seeing so often right now, to run counterprotest operations that serve the federal interest first. Our post-9/11 world is full of workarounds.
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