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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.
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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Agriculture inspection specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspect imported goods for invasive insect and plant species at the Port of Baltimore July 26, 2017. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Glenn Fawcett / Flickr)

DHS working with startup to launch AI-powered fitness app 

The effort, announced in 2022, was mentioned recently in the agency’s AI inventory.
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