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Department of Homeland Security

24
Records
2023 to 2026
Years covered
7
Categories

Incidents by year

2023
1
2024
2
2025
15
2026
6

Incident records24

Sep 2026US Govt Uses AI-Generated Optimus Prime in Deportation Campaign Without PermissionWell documentedIntellectual property and appropriationAmbitoes-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.comIGN EspaรฑaMay 2026ICE Awards $25M No-Bid Contract for Iris Scanners, Expands Biometric SurveillanceConfirmedPrivacy and surveillanceEL PAรS EnglishThe Mary SueApr 2026DHS developing smart glasses with biometric surveillance for ICEReportedPrivacy and surveillanceGizmodoThe New RepublicJan 2026White House posts digitally altered arrest photo of Minnesota protesterReportedMisinformation and synthetic medianytimes.comJan 2026DHS Accused of Using AI Surveillance to Track and Threaten Legal ObserversAllegedPrivacy and surveillancescrippsnews.comJan 2026Border Patrol agent allegedly used facial recognition to identify ICE observer; Global Entry revokedAllegedPrivacy and surveillancearstechnica.comDec 2025ICE agents admit using surveillance apps and arrest quotas in Oregon operationsConfirmedPrivacy and surveillanceThe GuardianThe Daily BeastOct 2025US labor unions sue Trump administration over AI surveillance of visa holders' social mediaAllegedPrivacy and surveillanceThe InterceptNewsweekEl NacionalOct 2025Judge Reports Immigration Agent Used ChatGPT to Create Use-of-Force ReportConfirmedReliability and hallucinationchicagotribune.comOct 2025ICE buys surveillance tools for warrantless tracking of mobile phonesConfirmedPrivacy and surveillance404 MediaThe IndependentThe Daily BeastOct 2025ICE AI resume screening error routed inexperienced recruits into inadequate trainingConfirmedReliability and hallucinationindependent.co.uknbcnews.comOct 2025ICE AI system mislabels recruits, sends undertrained agents into fieldReportedReliability and hallucinationRaw StoryThe Daily BeastOct 2025CBP deploys Clearview AI facial recognition system for tactical targetingConfirmedPrivacy and surveillanceWiredWRALSep 2025Trump Administration Deploys AI System for Immigration Enforcement ExpansionConfirmedGovernance, accountability and labourCNN EspaรฑolNewsChannel 3-12Sep 2025DHS Deploys Facial Recognition App to Local Police for Immigration EnforcementConfirmedPrivacy and surveillanceiNewsGadget ReviewAug 2025CISA Acting Director Uploaded Sensitive Documents to Public ChatGPTReportedPrivacy and surveillancepolitico.comJun 2025ICE deploys Mobile Fortify facial recognition app for field identificationWell documentedPrivacy and surveillance404 MediaEconomic TimesNewsweekMay 2025Musk's DOGE team expands Grok AI use in US government, raising conflict-of-interest concernsAllegedPrivacy and surveillanceThe IndependentThe Indian ExpressInvesting.com+1May 2025CBP plans facial recognition surveillance of all vehicle exits from US bordersConfirmedPrivacy and surveillanceThe VergeengadgetMar 2025Trump administration escalates AI-driven surveillance and arrests in immigration enforcementWell documentedPrivacy and surveillanceThe HindumintMalay Mail+1Jan 2025ICE AI resume screener misclassifies recruits, bypasses required trainingConfirmedSafety and wellbeingnbcnews.comAug 2024Army soldier charged with using AI to generate child abuse imagesConfirmedHarmful and abusive contentNewsweekDaily NewsJun 2024DHS facial recognition program proposed to collect face scans of migrant childrenAllegedPrivacy and surveillanceMIT Technology ReviewengadgetJun 2023Man Arrested for Recording Children at Disney World to Create AI-Generated Abuse ImagesUnder investigationHarmful and abusive contentEl MexicanoForbes Mโ”œโŒxico