An investigation by MIT Technology Review has uncovered systemic failures within the United States' "virtual wall" border surveillance system, which has cost billions of dollars and is intended to detect and track individuals crossing the border.
Reports mentioning Times of San Diego
Graciela Gómez Hernández, a 30-year-old migrant from southern Mexico, died in the Otay Mountain Wilderness in Southern California on September 14, 2025, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Her journey, undertaken with the hope of finding work to support her three…
An extensive 15-month investigation, a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Times of San Diego, has produced the first comprehensive map and analysis of migrant deaths occurring in proximity to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) surveillance towers along…
José Morales Bernal, aged 31, died on April 8, 2024, near Sunland Park, New Mexico, despite crossing into the United States within the surveillance range of newly installed, AI-equipped towers operated by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
An investigation by MIT Technology Review, published on March 18, 2024, has uncovered systemic failures within the US "virtual wall" surveillance system along the US-Mexico border, resulting in deaths that went unnoticed for extended periods.