Civil liberties groups fear injection of war zone surveillance technology could turn the border into a virtual military zone US border patrol agents at a border fence between Arizona and Mexico at the town of Nogales. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images The US Congress is planning a dramatic expansion of surveillance measures along the border with Mexico including round-the-clock use of unmanned aerial drones and radar systems developed by the military in Afghanistan as part of the package of comprehensive immigration reform. The immigration reform bill currently being debated in the US Senate sets aside up to $6bn over five years to pay for a massive injection of surveillance...
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