dragnet

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Home security cameras have entered a dragnet era, writes Nicole Nguyen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Both men were assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that sent scores of armed and masked agents across the city.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

When reckless policing is combined with powerful and inaccurate dragnet tools, the result will inevitably be more stories like Lopez-Gomez’s and Machado’s.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Muñoz feared her husband would get caught in the dragnet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The resulting “interviews” of passengers in these dragnet operations usually culminate in a request for “consent” to search the passenger’s luggage.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander