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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Sanya Mansoor

DARK SECRETS: How ice is using facial recognition in minnesota | Rare Historical Photos

a masked man in tactical gear scans the face of a driver with a phone
A border patrol agent scans the face of a driver in Minneapolis on 13 January 2026. Photograph: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images

Immigration enforcement agents across the US are increasingly relying on a new smartphone app with facial recognition technology.

The app is named Mobile Fortify. Simply pointing a phone’s camera at their intended target and scanning the person’s face allows Mobile Fortify to pull data on an individual from multiple federal and state databases, some of which federal courts have deemed too inaccurate for arrest warrants.

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