How Americans get caught up in ICE surveillance tools

美国人如何陷入ICE监控工具的漩涡

Apple News Today

2026-02-03

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ICE is using biometric tracers, cellphone-hacking tools, and other surveillance methods to track protesters and suspects. The Washington Post’s Eva Dou explains what the technologies do and how they affect the broader population in more ways than expected. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened in a limited capacity this week after two years. Sam Metz of the Associated Press joins to discuss logistical questions over who and what can cross the border. The latest Epstein files release contained the names of a number of prominent international figures. The BBC reports on some of them. Plus, Georgia’s Fulton County is suing over the FBI’s seizure of 2020 elections material, U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet later this week, and how inflation is impacting Valentine’s Day candy. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning.

  • The Trump administration agrees to bring in body cameras for ICE,

  • but their tactics remain under heavy scrutiny.

  • The Washington Post explains how monitoring practices have changed.

  • The way these surveillance tools are being used affects Americans far more broadly than they might suspect.

  • Gaza's gateway to the world reopens after more than two years of war.

  • The Associated Press tells us how it's off to a slow start and how the latest Epstein documents have caused political downfalls worldwide.

  • It's Tuesday, February 3rd.

  • I'm Shemita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • As Republicans search for a way to avert another long-running shutdown,

  • it appears at least one of the Democrats' demands has now been met.

  • ICE and Border Patrol officers will be issued body cameras,

  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced yesterday.

  • It's a reversal for the Trump administration,

  • which had previously proposed major cuts to a body camera program.

  • But it was probably one of the more straightforward concessions.

  • President Trump backed their use in recent days as have other Republicans.

  • There remain many more hurdles ahead before both chambers can agree on a package that would ensure a funded government for the rest of the year.

  • As lawmakers debate restrictions for ICE agents,