When Tech Companies Empower ICE

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 16, 2019

WNYC investigative reporter George Joseph and  Albert Fox Cahn, Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project at The Urban Justice Center, talk about reports into how various tech and data companies like Amazon and Palantir Technologies help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement track undocumented individuals.

Plus a call from Maritza Silva-Farrell, executive director at ALIGN.

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