U.S. Government Tracking Journalists, Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database

[dixiegrrrrl]

Documents obtained by NBC 7 Investigates show the U.S. government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan and in some cases, placed alerts on their passports.

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But in the months that followed, journalists who covered the caravan, as well as those who offered assistance to caravan members, said they felt they had become targets of intense inspections and scrutiny by border officials.

Now, documents leaked to NBC 7 Investigates show their fears weren’t baseless. In fact, their own government had listed their names in a secret database of targets, where agents collected information on them. Some had alerts placed on their passports, keeping at least three photojournalists and an attorney from entering Mexico to work.

The documents were provided to NBC 7 by a Homeland Security source on the condition of anonymity, given the sensitive nature of what they were divulging.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/investigations/Source-Leaked-Documents-Show-the-US-Government-Tracking-Journalists-and-Advocates-Through-a-Secret-Database-506783231.html

[Iliyah]

1. Tracking any opposition as well . . .

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[2naSalit]

3. No surprise there.... K&R

[FakeNoose]

4. It looks like they're mostly employees of the local NBC affiliate in San Diego

They're probably crossing the border just south of San Diego, so they would be recognized by the Homeland Security people who work at that station. A smart thing to do would be to avoid that particular station, or maybe fly into the San Diego airport rather than drive through the border. There are other ways to get into Mexico.