ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones

Re:ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy... by selectodude on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @04:40PM (#45508551)

You cannot be arrested without probable cause. Being arrested in a dragnet immigration raid is just a crystal clear fourth amendment violation. Simple as that.

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Re:ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy... by mothballed on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @05:33PM (#45509167)

I was 'not' arrested by DHS/CBP.

They simply got a warrant retroactively after they already did it. Released without charge, but they just invented some paperwork afterwards that an anonymous dog had alerted (judge signed it about 12 hours after I was 'not' arrested). No mention on the PC paperwork who the dog was or who the handler was, as far as I know they didn't exist.

So yeah that's nice in theory but in practice they can simply jail you without recording an arrest, then retroactively invent PC. When I ran a federal background check it came up with no arrests, despite the fact I was imprisoned.

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Re:ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy... by warkdarrior on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @05:36PM (#45509222)

The Supreme Court was clear that if your skin is not white, this is probable cause. Also location is important (like being at a car wash) or speaking with an accent.

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Re:ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy... by actionfromafar on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @06:38PM (#45509818)

Is Yiddish accent still OK? Or is that scheduled for next term?

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