Global Entry and TSA PreCheck revoked after facial recognition identified immigration observer
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Summary
A Minnesota resident had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck privileges revoked three days after observing immigration enforcement activity. According to her court declaration, an agent told her that facial recognition technology was used to identify her. The incident raises concerns about government surveillance and retaliation against observers of law enforcement activities.
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An agent told Cleland that he used facial recognition technology to identify her, she wrote in a declaration filed in US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Cleland, a 56-year-old resident of Minnesota, said her privileges were revoked without explanation until she learned about the facial recognition identification
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