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US Private Groups Track Student Protesters for Deportation
Hindustan Times Pune
|March 30, 2025
When a masked protester joined an anti-Israel rally in New York this January, she probably thought her identity was safe.
NEW YORK: But within days, her uncovered photos, name, and workplace were circulating online.
A small tech startup bragged that its facial-recognition software had unmasked her despite the mask and headscarf. She wasn't alone. The same technology has been used to scan images from pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities, with right-wing Jewish groups compiling lists of foreign students they claim should be deported under former President Donald Trump's call to expel "pro-jihadist" protesters.
Some pro-Israel groups have even urged campus supporters to report foreign students involved in protests to immigration authorities, blurring the line between law enforcement and private activism.
This story is from the March 30, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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