Corin Faife

@corin.bsky.social

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Data journalist covering North America for @afp.com. Formerly Verge, Markup, Cornell Tech, some other places. Always looking for the future in the present. ⚡➡️ corinfaife.co ⚡

Text in image reads: Ongoing DHS OIG Projects Related to Immigration Enforcement ICE’s Hiring and Training Program: Our objective is to determine the extent to which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can surge its hiring and training efforts to meet operational needs. ICE’s Oversight of the 287(g) Program: Our objective is to determine to what extent ICE ensures law enforcement agencies participating in the 287(g) program conduct immigration enforcement efforts in accordance with program requirements. ICE’s Use of Expedited Removal Authority: Our objective is to determine to what extent ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations uses expedited removal for inadmissible and removable aliens in accordance with Federal law and DHS policies and procedures. CBP’s Interior Immigration Enforcement: Our objective is to determine whether CBP conducts interior immigration enforcement in accordance with Federal requirements and Department policies and guidance. ICE’s Processes for Investigating and Addressing Allegations of Excessive Force: Our objective is to determine whether ICE investigates allegations of use of excessive force and holds personnel accountable in accordance with applicable Federal laws, DHS policies, and ICE directives. Processes that DHS Law Enforcement Personnel Follow to Prevent the Arrest of U.S. Citizens During Immigration Enforcement Operations: Our objective is to assess DHS’ processes for determining U.S. citizenship for individuals detained or arrested during immigration enforcement operations. Unannounced Inspections of ICE Detention Facilities: DHS OIG is conducting unannounced inspections to assess compliance with ICE detention standards and ensure safe, secure, and humane conditions of confinement.
Screenshot of text reading: The FBI intends to identify available software solutions to store and search subjects at the classified level. This solution is not intended to replace the Next Generation Identification System Functionality, which was developed and implemented in collaboration with the FBI’s federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners. The solution shall reside at the Secret and/or Top-Secret/SCI level with the ability to support data feeds from external systems. The solution must allow the ability to enroll and search face, fingerprint, palmprint, iris, and latent fingerprints, and associated biographic information with a given set of biometrics.
Text reading: The full list of countries comprises Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen
Screenshot of article text reading: The president views energy geopolitics “almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil,” says Rory Johnston, a Canadian oil market researcher. “I do think he legitimately, to a degree, believes that. It’s not true, but I think that’s an important frame for how he's justifying and driving the momentum of his policy.”
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Screenshot of a table in DHS request for contract opportunities, showing text: Location Stadium/Zip Codes Start Dates End Dates # of Days Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field 19148, 19130 13 JUN 2026 16 JUL 2026 23 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium 30303, 30313, 30034 14 JUN 2026 16 JUL 2026 33 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium 12 JUN 2026 20 JUL 2026 39 Boston, MA (Foxborough) Gillette Stadium 02035, 02119, 02111, 02203, 02110 12 JUN 2026 10 JUL 2026 29 Miami, FL (Miami Gardens) Hard Rock Stadium 33056, 33178, 33132, 32308 14 JUN 2026 19 JUL 2026 37 Houston, TX NRG Stadium 77054, 77091, 77061 13 JUN 2026 05 JUL 2026 23 Dallas, TX (Arlington) AT&T Stadium 76011, 75201, 75210, 75215, 76115 13 JUN 2026 15 JUL 2026 33 Los Angeles, CA (Inglewood) SoFi Stadium 90010 11 JUN 2026 11 JUL 2026 31 San Francisco, CA (Santa Clara) Levi's Stadium 12 JUN 2026 02 JUL 2026 21 Kansas City, MO Arrowhead Stadium 15 JUN 2026 12 JUL 2026 28 Seattle, WA Lumen Field 98134,98202, 98158 14 JUN 2026 07 JUL 2026 24
Screenshot of JSON API showing status of Federal Agencies as "Open"
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Article that reads: The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday confirmed a preliminary ruling from May 23, 2024, which ordered X (formerly Twitter) to provide AFP with all the statistical data needed to calculate how much compensation the Agency is due under neighbouring rights. The dispute concerns the application of a copyright law established in France in 2019. This law guarantees news agencies, including AFP, payment when digital platforms use their content online. AFP had sued X in August 2023 to obtain the disclosure of the data needed to calculate this payment. In May 2024, the Paris Judicial Court ordered X to provide this information. The US company appealed on October 9, 2024, but the Court of Appeal rejected all of its arguments. X had argued that AFP accepted a free license by signing up to the platform's general terms of use. The court rejected this claim, recalling that neighbourhood rights were specifically set up to make large platforms pay agencies and publishers, given how much more powerful they are. It emphasized that this right cannot be circumvented by simple non-negotiable subscription contracts. The court also upheld a penalty payment of €2,000 per day of delay, noting that X has tried to avoid handing over the data since Spring 2023. It also threw out their request to postpone the starting point of this penalty payment until the signing of a confidentiality agreement, finding no justification for this. The court said there was no doubt that the data requested was needed to work out how much is owed to AFP. In addition to upholding the order of May 23, 2024, it ordered X to pay an additional €50,000 to AFP in appeal costs, in addition to the €50,000 already awarded at the first ruling.