Privacy advocates from Norfolk to Fairfax County to tiny Elkton and Bridgewater have publicly voiced opposition to the AI-powered system and its unblinking cameras lining their streets. In some cases, elected leaders have taken notice.
By Kunle Falayi
Melissa Corrigan was witnessing an ICE operation in Norfolk, she said, when an unfamiliar voice called her name over a loudspeaker.
An ICE agent, whom she had never met, somehow recognized her and told her to leave. Corrigan, an activist and Navy veteran, was shocked.
“My heart was pounding,” said Corrigan, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. “I was scared. ICE mentioned my name out of the blue, and I had no idea how they knew my identity.”…