Legal observers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

2026-01-10

On 01/10/2026 near Minneapolis, Minnesota, legal observer Nicole Cleland reportedly stated that a CBP Border Patrol agent stopped her vehicle, addressed her by name, and claimed agents used facial recognition to identify her while recording on body cam. She reportedly had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck revoked on 01/13/2026, which she alleged was retaliatory intimidation, causing travel burden and chilling effects.

Related Entities

United States Customs and Border Protection

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

United States Border Patrol

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

Unnamed United States Border Patrol agent

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

United States Department of Homeland Security

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

NEC

Incidents involved as Developer

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

Nicole Cleland

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

Immigration enforcement observers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

General public

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

General public of the United States

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

Mobile Fortify

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later

Facial recognition technology

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 1362
1 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later