Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition
Bodycam footage has emerged showing ICE agents violently arresting farm workers in Oregon without warrants. The footage is part of a class-action lawsuit challenging ICE's arrest tactics and use of facial recognition technology. A federal judge has deemed the arrests unlawful, raising concerns about civil liberties and privacy rights.
- ▪ICE agents stopped a van of farm workers in Oregon, smashing windows and using facial recognition software.
- ▪The arrests were deemed unlawful by a federal judge, as the agents did not have warrants.
- ▪The operation was based on data from an ICE mobile app called Elite, developed by Palantir.
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A still from bodycam footage shows a federal agent using a facial recognition app on a detained person. Image has been blurred by the legal team to obscure the identities of those detained. Photograph: Innovation Law LabView image in fullscreenA still from bodycam footage shows a federal agent using a facial recognition app on a detained person. Image has been blurred by the legal team to obscure the identities of those detained. Photograph: Innovation Law LabICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognitionExclusive: Bodycam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrestSam Levin in Los AngelesThu 21 May 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Thu…
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