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mysteryowl

(8,888 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:26 AM Tuesday

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

Lonestarblue

(13,353 posts)
3. Regular police also use these license plate scans.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:37 AM
Tuesday

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

(8,888 posts)
6. The article says the trump 'regime' is building out a civilian intelligence monitoring.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:02 AM
Tuesday

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

(130,652 posts)
8. Based on the travelling I did for one job, the fucking thugs would
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:30 AM
Tuesday

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

mysteryowl

(8,888 posts)
20. I needed to look up Palantir.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:23 AM
Tuesday

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

(8,888 posts)
23. They violate ALL laws, plus, civil rights, constitutional rights and human rights.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:36 AM
Tuesday

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

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