UK bill would ban videos portraying Channel immigrant crossings in a 'positive light'Amendments would also punish companies that ignore warnings on child safety.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2023
Facebook settles with Justice Department over H-1B hiring practicesThe company will pay a $4.75 million fine to the US government. By I. Bonifacic, 10.19.2021
Google fronts Big Tech legal fight to preserve visas for immigrant spousesIt has submitted an amicus brief to protect the H-4 work authorization rule.By S. Shah, 05.14.2021
Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airportsThe ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.By K. Holt, 12.21.2020
Justice Department sues Facebook over H-1B hiring practicesThe DoJ says Facebook discriminated against US workers.By K. Bell, 12.03.2020
Infinity Ward tries to make its ‘Call of Duty’ Border War skin less offensiveThe skin is still clearly inspired by US Border Patrol.By C. Fisher, 07.15.2020
Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to end DACAHundreds of tech companies spoke in favor of the immigrant protections.By C. Fisher, 06.18.2020
Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrantsThe government may be using the data to find leads on illegal border crossings. By I. Bonifacic, 02.07.2020
Recommended Reading: The ICE surveillance playbookThe best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 10.05.2019
Tim Cook disputes Trump immigration policy in Supreme Court filingHe believes DACA has been important to the company.By J. Fingas, 10.02.2019
Homeland Security details social media collection from immigrantsThe practice is similar to what's required from visa applicants today.By J. Fingas, 09.08.2019
Harvard student deported based on friends' social media postsYou apparently don't need to write the posts to get in trouble for them.By J. Fingas, 08.27.2019
Air travelers entering US face long delays as CBP computers crashThe CBP is currently investigating the cause.By A. Tarantola, 08.16.2019
A popular immigration bill is bad news for US esportsThe Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act could uproot pro gaming.By J. Conditt, 08.16.2019
US now requires social media info for visa applicationsYou'll need to share details for five years.By J. Fingas, 06.01.2019
PayPal and GoFundMe cut off donations to militia detaining migrantsThey say the fundraising breaks rules surrounding hate and violence.By J. Fingas, 04.20.2019
Dozens of law enforcement agencies are helping ICE track carsMore than 9,200 ICE employees can access a database of licence plate scans, which is raising privacy concerns.By K. Holt, 03.13.2019
ACLU sues US government over social media surveillance of immigrantsIt’s seeking more information about the policy.By M. Locklear, 01.17.2019
Now is the time to start thinking about AI’s impact on xenophobiaRobots are only as racist as we design them to be.By A. Tarantola, 08.28.2018
'Life is Strange 2' deals with brotherhood in the face of deathDontnod developers want to tell a relevant story.By J. Conditt, 08.22.2018