U.S. Reportedly Compiled Database Of Journalists Working Along Southwest Border
A source inside the Department of Homeland Security reportedly shared documents compiling names, photos and personal information of journalists, activists and others working along the border.
by Bill Chappell
Mar 07, 2019
3 minutes
The U.S. government compiled dossiers on journalists who reported on the 2018 migrant caravan as well as activists and others involved in the event — and agents used the database to target people for secondary screenings, according to a San Diego TV station, which says a source in the Department of Homeland Security shared proof of the interagency project focused on the U.S. Southwest border.
The report about the federal database comes after journalists have complained for several months that they've been
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