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Katya Schwenk

Katya Schwenk

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This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS

This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS

Opaque contracts and enormous windfalls are buttressing the buildout of ICE jails and their shadowy operators.

31.07.2026 7

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Trump Admin Urges Legal Aid Groups to Give Up Migrant Children’s Sensitive Data

If the federal government is handed confidential data about children’s legal defense, their cases could be undermined.

08.06.2026 10

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Who Are the Shadowy Contractors That Are Training ICE’s Attack Teams?

ICE is spending big on firearms, munitions, and weapons training firms to further militarize its forces.

18.01.2026 40

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ICE Just Spent Millions on a Social Media Surveillance AI Program

The digital surveillance software, known as Zignal Labs, is also used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.

25.10.2025 30

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Will the Supreme Court Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity?

A private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

18.10.2025 20

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House-Passed Bill Would Let Pentagon Send Private Military Contractors to Border

Experts warn that if such a provision were enshrined into law, it might be difficult to roll back.

18.09.2025 20

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Airlines Are Using AI to Set Personalized, Jacked-Up Prices

Experts say multiple carriers using the same price-setting softwares could amount to “algorithmic collusion.”

08.08.2025 20

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Private Security Firms May Earn Millions Under Trump by Aiding Mass Deportations

Many of these companies have sordid histories that include alleged sexual abuse and creating harmful living conditions.

21.07.2025 30

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After Federal Rollbacks, Corporate Interests Wage War on State Regulators

Model legislation from right-wing policy incubator ALEC aims to extend deregulation far beyond Washington, DC.

23.05.2025 20

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Airlines Collect Passenger Data and Sell It to ICE, Other Federal Agencies

Data includes full flight itineraries, passenger name records and financial details which are otherwise hard to obtain.

12.05.2025 20

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