DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits

Such is the news coming out of Minneapolis this week, where protesters and the federal government continued their standoff—even as ICE plans to build out a deportation network spanning Minnesota and four other states. And despite the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that merely naming an ICE agent publicly is akin to “doxing,” a WIRED review of LinkedIn found that agents are frequently doxing themselves. Of course, having access to someone’s personal information can have consequences: A report this week found that people are less likely to seek medical care due to ad-tech surveillance and ICE enforcement activities.

Immigration authorities aren’t just raiding people’s homes without a judge-signed warrant—they’re also looking for drugs. Customs and Border Protection this week put out feelers for a “quantum sensor” that’s capable of detecting fentanyl that ties into an “AI database.”

In non-immigration news, a researcher ...