Investigation reveals fragmented death records system prevents comprehensive oversight
1 Sep 21 8:00 AM · 2d ago · 2 articles · 5 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
The investigation found no national agency that collects and publishes all migrant death records. Texas alone required investigators to sift through thousands of pages from dozens of agencies, with records requests to local justices of the peace stalling for over a year. The lack of standardized data collection prevents CBP from effectively auditing surveillance tower performance.
MIT Technology Review and Times of San Diego Investigative teamSarah Silva New Mexico state representativeUS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border surveillance operatorAnduril Defense contractorElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Research partner
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch
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- 4 ways to address the failures we found along the US border’s “virtual wall” MIT Tech Review · 2d ago
- The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall” MIT Tech Review · 2d ago
- Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall MIT Tech Review · 1d ago
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The US has spent billions building a "virtual wall" of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save… # mix # technology # immigration https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/09/2…
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An investigation found more than 1,050 people died within the advertised range of US border surveillance towers between 2015 and early 2026, including 110+ near Anduril's newest autonomous towers. Some towers have a clear sight line to as little as 10 percent of their rated coverage area. Reporting by James O'Donnell and Eileen Guo, MIT Technology…
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"MIT Technology Review worked closely with EFF’s director of investigations, Dave Maass, throughout this project." (2/4) https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/09/2 1/1144161/border-towers-surveillance-methodology/
All 1 developments of MIT investigation maps 1,050+ migrant deaths near US border… →
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