A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: MIT Tech Review

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Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced a plan to introduce new legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along the US southern border.

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  • Reported by MIT Tech Review and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:10:11 UTC.

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