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Members of various progressive groups march outside the US embassy in Manila on November 14 to denounce the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The group condemned the role of the US government in the ongoing attacks in Gaza and raised concern about the new round of US military exercises in the Philippines. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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PRO-PALESTINE PROTEST

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175573867635220231114-pro-palestine-protest-manila-JC4246.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of various progressive groups march outside the US embassy in Manila on November 14 to denounce the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The group condemned the role of the US government in the ongoing attacks in Gaza and raised concern about the new round of US military exercises in the Philippines. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/11/pro-palestinian-protesters-clash-with-police-at-ucla-campus-1258">Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police at UCLA campus</a></div><p>A review of documents, including Department of Homeland Security public records, showed that software provided by the AI firms enables mass surveillance and assessment of people, often to target those not from the United States, according to Amnesty International.</p><p>&quot;The US government is deploying invasive AI-powered technologies within a context of a mass deportation agenda and crackdown on pro-Palestine expression, leading to a host of human rights violations,&quot; said Erika Guevara-Rosas of the rights group.</p><p>&quot;This has led to a pattern of unlawful detentions and mass deportations, creating a climate of fear and exacerbating the &#x27;chilling effect&#x27; for migrant communities and for international students across schools and campuses.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/24/filipino-visa-applicants-social-media-accounts-need-to-be-public-for-vetting-1206">US Embassy: Filipino student visa applicants&#x27; social media accounts need to be &#x27;public&#x27; for vetting</a></div><p>Amnesty research determined the United States is using the AI tools to track migrants, refugees and asylum seekers as part of a &quot;Catch and Revoke&quot; initiative.</p><p>The State Department initiative involves social media monitoring, visa status tracking, and automated threat assessments of visa holders such as foreign students, according to Amnesty.</p><p>&quot;Systems like Babel X and Immigration OS (from Palantir) play a key role in the US administration&#x27;s ability to carry out its repressive tactics,&quot; said Guevara-Rosas.</p><p>&quot;Unless Palantir and Babel Street can demonstrate they can use their leverage as suppliers to improve the serious human rights consequences borne by the policies of their clients, these companies should immediately cease their work with the US administration related to immigration enforcement.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/28/police-clear-pro-palestinian-camps-at-three-us-universities-1040">Police clear pro-Palestinian camps at three US universities</a></div><p>Use of the AI surveillance tools risks fueling US President Donald Trump&#x27;s capacity to &quot;deport marginalized people on a whim,&quot; Amnesty argued.</p><p>Since being sworn in for a second term in January, Trump has targeted top US universities over claims they are politically biased towards &quot;woke&quot; politics and has charged -- without evidence -- that they have engaged in antisemitic policies.</p><p>The administration has characterized widespread campus protests and sit-ins in the United States calling for an end to Israel&#x27;s war in Gaza as being &quot;antisemitic,&quot; and moved to expel foreign students and professors who took part in them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/8/20/netanyahu-says-israel-has-work-to-do-to-win-over-gen-z-0741">Netanyahu says Israel has &#x27;work&#x27; to do to win over Gen Z</a></div><p>Trump has made the question of student protest, particularly by foreign scholars, a flashpoint political issue.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OqfjW6h4KfE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-G1xZafCP_s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Amnesty International accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.</p>

Amnesty International accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.

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