ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

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Federal agents are increasing airport arrests of visa overstayers, including spouses of U.S. citizens and tech workers, even when they have pending applications to remain.

T.S.A. Is Providing Air Passenger Data to Immigration Agents for Deportation Effort - The New York Times
The Transportation Security Administration is sharing passenger lists with ICE to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
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‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid
A Palantir app called ELITE maps deportation targets for ICE, using address confidence scores and immigrant density to guide raids.
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