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Sunday, February 01, 2026

Minnesota resident Nicole Cleland had her Global Entry and TSA Precheck privileges revoked three days after an incident in which she observed activity by immigration agents, the woman said in a court declaration. An agent told Cleland that he used facial recognition technology to identify her, she wrote in a declaration filed in US District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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... Cleland, a 56-year-old resident of Richfield and a director at Target Corporation, volunteers with a group that tracks potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles in her neighborhood, according to her declaration.

On the morning of January 10, she "observed a white Dodge Ram being driven by what I believed to be federal enforcement agents" and "maneuvered behind the vehicle with the intent of observing the agents' actions."

Cleland said that she and another observer in a different car followed the Dodge Ram because of "concern about a local apartment building being raided." She followed the car for a short time and from a safe distance until "the Dodge Ram stopped in front of the other commuter's vehicle," she wrote. Cleland said two other vehicles apparently driven by federal agents stopped in front of the Dodge Ram, and her path forward was blocked.

"An agent exited the vehicle and approached my vehicle," Cleland wrote. "I remained in my vehicle. The agent addressed me by my name and informed me that they had facial recognition' and that his body cam was recording. The agent stated that he worked for border patrol. He wore full camouflage fatigues.

The agent stated that I was impeding their work. He indicated he was giving me a verbal warning and if I was found to be impeding again, I would be arrested."

Cleland acknowledged that she heard what the agent said, and they drove off in opposite directions, according to her declaration. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 09:23 PM | Reply

Pres Trump seems to be building a facial recognition database of those who are agin him.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 09:25 PM | Reply

Apropos of Pres Trump?

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[Chorus]
So this is how it feels to be lonely
This is how it feels to be small
This is how it feels when your word means nothing at all
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#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 09:29 PM | Reply

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