The folks over at @eff are still doing the Lord's work, this time by providing the most detailed map of #bordercontrol infrastructure along the #usmexicoborder.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/cbp-expanding-its-surveillance-tower-program-us-mexico-border-and-were-mapping-it

#MAGA #TrumpRegime #Deportation #Disappeared #ICE #Immigration #BorderControl #DueProcess #A1 #FreedomOfSpeech #FirstAmendment #ShowMeTheWarrant #IllegalSearch #WarrantlessSearch #Project2025 #ThisIsFascism

Avoid #BorderControl #Snooping Your #PrivateInfo by Using a #BurnerPhone for #Travel

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/avoid-border-control-snooping-your-private-info-by-using-a-burner-phone-for-travel/

Africa: Man Arrested for Helping Migrants Enter South Africa Illegally for Just R300: [New Zimbabwe] A man has been arrested at the Beitbridge border post for aiding undocumented migrants cross into South Africa for just R300. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKKjN3 #Migration #SouthAfrica #Beitbridge #HumanRights #BorderControl

"Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States.

The Canadian government warned travelers in a recent travel advisory that U.S. border agents are entitled to search your electronic devices and “don’t need to provide a reason when requesting a password to open your device.”

Some recent cases have made travelers nervous about their privacy, such as when a Brown University professor with a U.S. visa was deported to Lebanon after border agents found a photo of Hezbollah’s leader on her phone.

“While 100% privacy may be impossible in these situations, there are a few things you can easily do that make it much harder for someone to see your private data even with physical access to your device,” said Patricia Egger, head of security at encrypted service Proton Mail.

Here are tips on protecting your device privacy while travelling:"

https://apnews.com/article/internet-privacy-smartphones-travel-e0a3146ae7966ea0e4157dbfae1f6a81

#USA #BorderControl #Surveillance #Privacy #Smartphones

Mass Migration & the Echoes of Late Rome
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/10/mass-migration-the-echoes-of-late-rome/
In its greed for power, domination, resources and wealth, the West, says John Wight, is headed for the same fate as Rome all those centuries ago. By John Wight Special to Consortium News The ancient world can teach us much,…
#Politics #AncientWorld #Commentary #Europe #Immigration #IncomeInequality #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #UntilThisDayHistoricalPerspectivesOnTheNews #Barbarians #BorderControl #JohnWight #PresidentDonaldTrump #Refugees #RomanEmpire

Two US border inspectors charged with accepting bribes, allegedly allowing vehicles to pass through checkpoints without inspection. The case highlights ongoing efforts to combat corruption within border agencies. #corruption #bordercontrol #TheDigitalFreePress

Yes, #bordercontrol can go through your #phone. Here's what #travelers should know.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/21/border-control-phone-search/82594653007/

It's getting worse...
If you plan to enter the USA be aware they could take away your phone and search it, too.

So keep three phone numbers in your mind(!) (not only in your phone):
1. home contact knowing what to do if you are detained.
2. US contact knowing what to do.
3. a US legal rights assistant.

And clean your phone of anything
- Trump/USA critical
- media (texts, pictures, videos, social media posts, ...) containing nudity, drugs, (toy) weapons, slang expressions, ...
- contacts/phone numbers you not really need

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney

#USA #immigration #traveling #journey #tourism #tourist #science #conference #holidays #customs #protectTheBorder #bordercontrol

#USA is #China now

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

#fascism #censorship #bordercontrol #digitalsecurity

Poland accused of brutality as Belarus border crackdown escalates.

Polish border forces regularly force migrants back into Belarus, with reports of people being beaten, stripped of their clothes and left stranded in forests without food, shelter or medical care, according to a new report from Oxfam and Polish NGO Egala published Tuesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-poland-accused-of-brutality-as-belarus-border-crackdown-escalates?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Poland #Border #Belarus #Immigration #Borders #BorderControl

Almost got denied re-entrance from Canada to the US to get to Seattle for me flight back home after hiking the PCT in 2019. So it’s not exactly a new thing. It’s the “little man” who feels power once given the right position. From there to being a KZ-Wärter it’s just a small step.

https://thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

#borderControl #USBorderControl #facism #nobordersnonations

Biometrische Kontrolle: Ein- und Ausreisesystem der EU soll schrittweise starten | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Biometrische-Kontrolle-Ein-und-Ausreisesystem-der-EU-soll-schrittweise-starten-10309153.html #BorderControl #biometrics #Biometrie #Gesichtserkennung #FacialRecognition

A Syrian family sues Frontex over illegal pushbacks in landmark EU court case.

The case could reshape Frontex’s operations if the court rules that the EU's border agency failed to monitor fundamental rights compliance.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250204-a-syrian-family-sues-frontex-over-illegal-pushbacks-in-landmark-eu-court-case?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #Frontex #ECJ #CJEU #Legal #BorderControl #Borders #Immigration #Asylum #HumanRights

EES impact on borders: Eurostar scraps fast-track and Dover delays check system.

The EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) is scheduled to finally come into force in 2025. The EES’s scanning requirements may see delays for Eurostar check-in at the UK border.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250204-ees-impact-on-borders-eurostar-scraps-fast-track-and-dover-delays-check-system?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#UK #London #StPancras #EU #Schengen #EES #Eurostar #Travel #Tourism #Borders #BorderControl

„Das #Militär einzusetzen ist eine echte politische Zäsur“ (Verfassungsblog, Zusatzinfos, Kommentar) #DonaldTrump #Trump #ExecutiveOrder #Staatsbürgerschaft #Citizens #Citizenship #Nationality #Border #BorderControl #Democracy #iussolis #iussanguinis

https://derwahlberliner.com/2025/01/25/das-militar-einzusetzen-ist-eine-echte-politische-zasur-verfassungsblog-zusatzinfos-kommentar/

Irregular migration into European Union fell sharply in 2024 - Border agency http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THMYxQ #Migration #IrregularMigration #EuropeanUnion #BorderControl #Frontex

“To ward off the cold, he rubbed the pepper spray from his arms onto other parts of his body. His insides ached. He was imprisoned there at least a few hours, possibly longer. It occurred to him that he had traveled a long way to die.”

Caitlin L. Chandler for @nybooks:
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/12/17/at-the-gates-of-fortress-europe/

#Longreads #Asylum #BorderControl #Migrants #Refugees

"Some of the most picturesque landscapes in the United States can be found along the border with Mexico. Yet, from San Diego’s beaches to the Sonoran Desert, from Big Bend National Park to the Boca Chica wetlands, we see vistas marred by the sinister spread of surveillance technology, courtesy of the federal government.

EFF refuses to let this blight grow without documenting it, exposing it, and finding ways to fight back alongside the communities that live in the shadow of this technological threat to human rights.

Here’s a galley of images representing our work and the new developments we’ve discovered in border surveillance in 2024."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/exposing-surveillance-us-mexico-border-2024-year-review-pictures

#USA #Mexico #Surveillance #BorderSurveillance #BorderControl

Calgary police chief says shootings are down in the city, welcomes more focus on border control
The Calgary Police Service's chief spoke about a number of issues in a year-end interview with Global News.
#crime #police #bordercontrol #Calgary #Canada #Calgarycrime #CalgaryPoliceService #MarkNeufeld
https://globalnews.ca/news/10912917/calgary-police-chief-year-end-interview-border/