CBP deploys Clearview AI as ICE facial recognition triggers false arrests

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S. citizen with a Social Security card, was wrongfully arrested by ICE on April 16, 2025 and held for 30 hours due to a faulty “biometric confirmation” facial recognition match (Question 2; Slate ICE Facial Recognition).

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is using artificial intelligence to scour federal workers’ communications for language deemed hostile to President Trump (Question 1; Context Surveillance Report).

🏛️U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a request for information in May 2025 seeking solutions to capture facial images of vehicle occupants at ports of entry for comparison in CBP’s Traveler Verification Service (Question 10; Federal News CBP Request).