Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns

Published on December 4, 2025

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.

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Source: Byron Tau and Garance Burke - AP News (November 20, 2025)
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