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The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
Publisher description: When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. As he walked through the desert in southern New Mexico that morning, he was within range of three surveillance towers. Newly installed…
MIT Technology Review | Sep 21, 2026 | James O'Donnell, Eileen Guo
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An autonomous surveillance tower stands along the US-Mexico border. Galvan says the towers would flag people crossing before agents saw them. When asked about deaths near Anduril towers, agents often point to faults in the technology.
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