Long-time Slashdot readers 93 Escort Wagon and schwit1 both shared the news that U.S. President Trump is “considering” a pardon for Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who “leaked a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organizations that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations” carried out by the agency, according to Reuters: U.S. authorities for years…
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Australia will use robot boats to find asylum seekers at sea
Five-metre-long uncrewed vessels that look like miniature sailing boats will be able to operate at sea for extended periods of time, but plans to look for asylum seekers have human rights groups concerned Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2250406-australia-will-use-robot-boats-to-find-asylum-seekers-at-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Trump To Expand Coronavirus-Related Immigration Restrictions
The Trump administration will ban entry into the U.S. for foreigners on certain temporary work visas — including high-skilled H-1B visas — through the end of the year, senior administration officials told reporters Monday afternoon. From a report: The highly-anticipated immigration restrictions expand on President Trump’s earlier coronavirus-related immigration ban introduced in late April — which was also extended through the…
Cheery thoughts for a scary time
Some astronomy thoughts to distract you from quarantine life under the coronavirus plague, from Guy Ottewell. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/cheery-astronomy-thought-for-a-scary-time…
US Takes Step To Require DNA Samples From Asylum-Seekers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Associated Press: The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said. The Justice Department on Monday issued amended regulations that would mandate…
Government Plans To Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: The Trump administration is moving to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year for entry into a national criminal database, an immense expansion of the use of technology to enforce the nation’s immigration laws. Senior officials at the Department of…
US To Collect Social Media Profiles From Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees
The Department of Homeland Security plans to expand its social media profile collection program from US visa applicants to also include data from immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. From a report: The DHS published a notice on the federal registry describing its future data collection practice this week. The agency plans to ask immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees to provide usernames…