Level playing field? Tech at forefront of US immigration fightTechnology is now a major battleground between US authorities and migrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions on sur...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Trump administration sued over removal of app for tracking immigration agents' whereaboutsThe lawsuit was filed in federal court by Joshua Aaron, the developer of the ICEBlock app that had over 1 million users before it was remov...
09 Dec, 2025, 08.17 AM IST
US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agentsUS lawmakers have pressed Google and Apple to explain how they are preventing apps that track immigration officers from appearing in their ...
06 Dec, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
No plates, no names, no trace: Federal agents go undercover — and under the radar — in migrant arrestsAn NPR investigation reveals federal immigration agents are using unmarked cars, missing license plates, and altered symbols during migrant...
29 Oct, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
$1,000 check or $1,000 fine per day! Trump tightens noose on illegal aliens as DHS issues nearly $10 billion in fines to force self-deportationThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now fining undocumented immigrants up to one thousand dollars daily for remaining in the US il...
24 Oct, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
Apple, Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings; some warn of chilling effectsUS Attorney General Pam Bondi said such tracking puts Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at risk. But users and developers of the...
04 Oct, 2025, 06.06 AM IST
Apple iPhone removes ICE-tracking apps after Donald Trump's administration's directionApple ICE-tracking app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area, which the Justice Department says could in...
03 Oct, 2025, 10.22 PM IST
Apple pulls immigration-tracking apps from its store after Justice Department nudgeApple removed the ICEBlock app and similar applications from its App Store following a request from the Trump administration, citing safety...
03 Oct, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administrationApple has taken down ICEBlock and similar apps after pressure from President Trump’s administration. The app warned users about nearby immi...
03 Oct, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
Citizens are tracking ICE in real time to warn migrants. Is that legal?Across the U.S., activists are increasingly monitoring ICE agents, using social media and apps to alert communities to their presence. Thes...
03 Sep, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
Landing in the UAE? Here’s how to skip the long immigration queueTo avoid long immigration queues in the UAE, especially during peak travel in August, travellers can leverage technology-based services. Th...
14 Aug, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Trump spends $200 million on self-deportation campaign as immigration raids lagThe Trump administration has launched a $200 million campaign urging undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the US, with a self-repor...
15 Mar, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigrationWhile immigration officials have used the tech for years, an October letter from the Department of Homeland Security obtained exclusively b...
27 Nov, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Surveillance tech advances by Joe Biden could aid in Donald Trump's promised crackdown on immigrationThe incoming Trump administration is poised to leverage AI-powered tools, including a "Hurricane Score" algorithm and the SmartLINK surveil...
27 Nov, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
New Zealand expands job roles that offer foreign workers residencyThe list has expanded since the pandemic created skills shortages in a range of industries. The government expects offering residence will ...
23 Sep, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
200,000 immigrants under US surveillance gaze, data feared to be misusedAmid the proposed expansion of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program by the Biden Administration, which tracks around 200,000 immigr...
14 Mar, 2022, 10.23 PM IST
Malaysia to use biometric system for tracking foreignersMalaysia is working to introduce a unique biometric tracking system, that it says will more effectively allow its Immigration Department to...
05 Nov, 2012, 05.32 PM IST