DHS/ICE Surveillance and Detention Scandals & Surveillance Accountability

ICE restricts congressional oversight visits to detention facilities; California DOJ confirms severe overcrowding, spoiled food, freezing temps. Michigan CBP/HSI LPR cameras, Palantir integration, Flock suits; ICE $12M Edge Ops collapse; Texas law blocked; California facilities deaths, denied care; HSI spyware, $6.4B visa scam; Minnesota $600M ICE surge lawsuit; DHS fraud whistleblower/charges; THP lawsuit over ICE partnership racial profiling. Surveillance Accountability Act targets warrantless gov purchases; Flock ALPR backlash, 500+ city backlash, Netflix/Hisense suits; ACLU MSP records suit; AI predictive policing; Maryland ban Oct 2026 and new surveillance pricing law; FBI near real-time ALPR access; Ulster County Fusus system controversy. New: FOIA lawsuit against State Dept/FBI/DOJ/ICE for surveillance of Palestine activists; Rubio expands Quad maritime surveillance; deep-dive on biometric surveillance infrastructure.