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The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?

When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. As he walked through the desert in southern New Mexico that morning, he was within range of three surveillance towers. Newly installed…

What happened

When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. As he walked through the desert in southern New Mexico that morning, he was within range of three surveillance towers. Newly installed…

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. MIT Technology ReviewPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?

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  • The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? Observed

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust88
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude62
Market relevance74
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency55
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8515
Freshness factor0.9969
Breaking bonus0