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mysteryowl

(8,870 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:26 AM 19 hrs ago

AP: Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.

The predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched and in some cases arrested. A network of cameras scans and records vehicle license plate information, and an algorithm flags vehicles deemed suspicious based on where they came from, where they were going and which route they took. Federal agents in turn may then flag local law enforcement.

Suddenly, drivers find themselves pulled over — often for reasons cited such as speeding, failure to signal, the wrong window tint or even a dangling air freshener blocking the view. They are then aggressively questioned and searched, with no inkling that the roads they drove put them on law enforcement’s radar.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3XHjGMf




Trumps police state in America is underway now.
They also operate illegal citizenship check-points within America.

We can comply with their police state actions or invoke our constitutional rights. Yet, as we know now, they are lawless and don't respect the constitution.




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AP: Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns (Original Post) mysteryowl 19 hrs ago OP
No wonder the US economy is hurting...................... Lovie777 19 hrs ago #1
But Wall Street loves it! Wuddles440 17 hrs ago #9
The K9 "fake" alerts giving law enforcement reason to search his vehicle. mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #2
Regular police also use these license plate scans. Lonestarblue 19 hrs ago #3
Maybe if they wore their names on their uniforms, they wouldn't do this. WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #4
If maga knew about this they might stop voting republican. mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #5
The article says the trump 'regime' is building out a civilian intelligence monitoring. mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #6
Yea, whatever happened to Don't Tread on Me? CaptainTruth 17 hrs ago #7
It became "YEA DADDY, TREAD ON ME HARDER!!!!" durablend 16 hrs ago #19
+1 dalton99a 17 hrs ago #10
Based on the travelling I did for one job, the fucking thugs would niyad 17 hrs ago #8
the rs always screamed about the book 1984 , well , its here folks . AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #11
Plan your trip routes RainCaster 16 hrs ago #12
Good to know, thanks! mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #17
This sounds like Palantir. Gaugamela 16 hrs ago #13
I needed to look up Palantir. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #20
hate to break it to you Kali 16 hrs ago #14
Begun, the American police state has. Initech 16 hrs ago #15
Wonder if license plate info is tied to voter registration info?? There is no bottom. nt wiggs 16 hrs ago #16
The trump regime will stop at nothing! mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #18
I put my local ACLU number in my phone, just in case. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #21
Wrong window tint??! They're the major ones violating this with 360 jet black windows. live love laugh 16 hrs ago #22
They violate ALL laws, plus, civil rights, constitutional rights and human rights. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #23

Lonestarblue

(13,348 posts)
3. Regular police also use these license plate scans.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:37 AM
19 hrs ago

Some in Texas use them to track women who visit out-of-state abortion clinics. This kind of technology is dangerous in the hands of the rabid right wingers in this country. They care more about punishing innocent people than protecting democratic rights.

mysteryowl

(8,870 posts)
6. The article says the trump 'regime' is building out a civilian intelligence monitoring.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:02 AM
18 hrs ago

They are using DEA tools, AI, car license scans, facial recognition and who knows what else.

Truly, if maga new about this crap they might not vote republican.

niyad

(130,633 posts)
8. Based on the travelling I did for one job, the fucking thugs would
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:30 AM
17 hrs ago

have been pulling me over constantly. "where are your papers" here, and not a fucking word from the sheeples.

mysteryowl

(8,870 posts)
20. I needed to look up Palantir.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:23 AM
16 hrs ago

Wikipedia:

Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms enabling government agencies, militaries, and corporations to combine and analyze data from multiple sources. Its flagship products—Gotham (for intelligence and defense) and Foundry (for commercial and civil use)—connect previously siloed databases to support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics.[3] Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, it was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel,[4] Stephen Cohen,[5] Joe Lonsdale,[6] Alex Karp,[7] and Nathan Gettings.[8][9]

mysteryowl

(8,870 posts)
23. They violate ALL laws, plus, civil rights, constitutional rights and human rights.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:36 AM
16 hrs ago

More private jails I guess for US citizens to hang out in.

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