U.S. Border Patrol Invents 'Thoughtcrime' for Drivers
The Associated Press reports U.S. Border Patrol now monitors millions of American drivers, using camera networks and algorithms to flag 'suspicious' travel patterns for stops and searches. This high-tech dragnet, ostensibly for border security, now means a weird route or a dangling air freshener can trigger federal scrutiny and aggressive questioning—without any actual crime being committed.
Essentially, they're turning every U.S. road into an internal checkpoint. While resources are poured into this digital panopticon, OpenSecrets.org shows organizations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which pushes for increased border enforcement, spent $1.5 million on lobbying in 2023. We send billions abroad for 'security,' yet at home, our own government builds a
massive surveillance state to track citizens based on algorithms, not evidence. One might wonder if this is about securing the border, or normalizing pervasive domestic state control under the guise of an 'emergency.'