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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

A law enforcement officer walks past an ICE logo ahead of a press conference on May 11, 2017, at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

ICE seeks proprietary data and tech to monitor up to a million people 

The DHS component published an RFI seeking the services of a company to scour data sources and help identify “potentially criminal and fraudulent behavior before crime and…
A CBP Border Patrol vehicle drives past recently installed concertina wire on a section of border wall fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana in San Diego on April 24, 2025. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate border technology bill would empower CBP innovation team

The bipartisan Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act follows a bill of the same name that passed the House in March.
A sign points passengers to the mobile passport control window set up for international travelers arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015. Miami-Dade Aviation Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a mobile app for expedited passport and customs screening. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection says AI model cards are ‘law enforcement privileged’

Model cards are supposed to say what AI systems do and what they’re used for, but CBP says these cards are too sensitive to be completely revealed.
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A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.
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