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How Border Patrol ALPRs are changing life on California border- CalMatters

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California’s border

A roadside device mounted on a small trailer sits on the shoulder beside a two-lane road as a blurred van drives past, with utility poles, trees, and rocky hills in the background under a clear sky.

Southern California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

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