Kat Lonsdorf
speaker
695 appearances
75 recordings
5 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 25 Aug
Kat Lonsdorf’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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NPR dug through court records and interviewed people to better understand the extensive surveillance apparatus DHS has been building.
Immigration lawyers said their clients had been subjected to facial recognition technology.
Protesters and journalists described agents photographing them and calling them by name,
or knowing their home addresses.
Lawyers worry such tactics violate the Constitution, particularly the First Amendment.
DHS denies that.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.
Secretary Noem made the announcement on X, saying that the program would be expanded nationally as funding becomes available.
She did not specify where such funding would come from.
There has been intense scrutiny recently of the conduct and transparency of immigration enforcement officers, especially after federal agents shot and killed two US citizens protesting deportation activities in Minneapolis.
In 2022, President Biden directed federal law enforcement to wear body cameras as part of a larger executive order.
President Trump rescinded that in his second term.
But over the weekend, Trump seemed to approve of the idea, saying he thought it would, quote, help law enforcement.
Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Secretary Noem made the announcement on X, saying that the program would be expanded nationally as funding becomes available.
She did not specify where such funding would come from.
There has been intense scrutiny recently of the conduct and transparency of immigration enforcement officers, especially after federal agents shot and killed two U.S.
citizens protesting deportation activities in Minneapolis.
In 2022, President Biden directed federal law enforcement to wear body cameras as part of a larger executive order.
President Trump rescinded that in his second term.
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