Minneapolis Under Surveillance During ICE Surge

Minneapolis under surveillance during ICE surge

MINNEAPOLIS — The screen on the black handheld device began firing off a string of alphanumeric characters. The text seemed indecipherable, but in fact was the serial number for an external battery that powered a nearby camera that records the license plates of passing cars. The camera, built by Flock Safety, is just one of 19 placed strategically around two adjacent shopping centers that Straight Arrow News visited in a suburb of Minneapolis la…

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