Ukraine drones accelerate US-Mexico border militarization

Ukraine’s ‘battle-tested’ drones are accelerating militarization along the U.S.-Mexico border is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona's only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting. As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil. The dual-purpose, military-grade technology now getting deployed in domestic border operations comes as the Trump administration devotes tens of billions of dollars to bolster security in response to what it calls an “invasion” of migrants and drug traffickers. Ukraine’s ‘battle-tested’ drones are accelerating militarization along the U.S.-Mexico border is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona's only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting.