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Amnesty Accuses U.S. of Using AI Tools to Track Migrants and Pro‑Palestine Students

The group links commercial analytics to social‑media monitoring that triggers visa cancellations under a State Department initiative.

Trump usa inteligencia artificial para vigilar y deportar migrantes: Amnistía
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Overview

  • Amnesty International names Babel Street’s Babel X and Palantir’s Immigration OS as systems that enable large‑scale surveillance, case triage and visa reviews.
  • The report ties AI‑assisted monitoring to revocations, detentions and deportations, citing a State Department effort described by the Brennan Center as “Capture and Revoke.”
  • Palantir told Amnesty its product is not used to power the State Department’s “Capture and Revoke” program, responding after the group contacted both firms in July.
  • Public records cited by Amnesty show CBP has used Babel X at least since 2019 and ICE has relied on Palantir’s case‑management tools since 2014, updated this year as Immigration OS.
  • Amnesty warns of bias and high error rates that can miscast pro‑Palestine content as antisemitic, noting expanded enforcement this year including a June peak of more than 60,000 ICE arrests.