Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time

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Leaked ICE budget documents suggest the agency is planning facial-recognition smart glasses for field use.
The prototype would scan faces and query federal biometric databases to identify people in real time.
DHS insiders warn the tool could be used beyond immigration enforcement and against ordinary Americans.
The move raises concerns about broader biometric surveillance, misidentification, and monitoring of protesters.



