As part of the massive deployment of federal law enforcement and even active duty troops to Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) department has been ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection began flying the MQ-9 Reaper, or Predator B, in 2005 and uses it primarily to survey the southern border. [Courtesy: General Atomics] Federal authorities are turning ...

The federal use of military drones at the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in June has drawn strong criticism from civil liberties groups and politicians alike, with critics calling the practice ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MQ-9 Predator drones were deployed over Los Angeles to monitor anti-ICE protests in June. Rights groups warn ...

As the anti-ICE protests rage on in DTLA Credit: Volodymyr Shcerbak via Adobe Stock As the anti-ICE protests rage on in DTLA, DHS appears to be using predator drones to capture the scene. Volodymyr ...

As Trump’s shock troops invade Los Angeles, his administration is using every tool at its disposal to attack and surveil the political protests taking place in the city’s streets. That apparently ...

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Los Angeles, the city of sprawling protests and political resistance, was subject to scrutiny last weekend—this time, in the skies. Flight trackers and aircraft data showed that an MQ-9 Reaper, a ...

Predator drones have become the US weapon of choice in the war againts the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now the Obama Administration will explore expanding their use in Pakistan. Guest host Conan Nolan ...

When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, and their use ...