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Patrick Terpstra

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Patrick Terpstra

    AI interest groups pour tens of millions of dollars into 2026 election (opens the original)

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    A political action committee called Think Big spent over $8 million trying to keep Alex Bores from winning a seat in Congress. Bores, who backed artificial intelligence regulation as a state lawmaker in New York, became the first major target of pro-A.I. interest groups, which are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the 2026 midterm election. Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Scripps News show Think Big receives most of its money from a new super PAC named Leading the

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Patrick Terpstra

    New records detail ICE’s plan for four-legged robots named 'Spot' (opens the original)

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    Contracting documents posted online by the federal government are offering new details about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to begin using four-legged robots that resemble dogs. The records show ICE has obligated $1.3 million to a Connecticut-based company to purchase four of the robots and accessories within the next six months. The package includes cameras, sensors to detect radiation and toxic gas, and a five-foot arm attachment that will be able “to see on top of closets, bu

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Patrick Terpstra

    The big and growing business of ICE ankle monitors (opens the original)

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    One private company is benefiting financially from ICE increasingly using GPS ankle monitors to track immigrants awaiting legal proceedings instead of a less expensive smartphone app. B.I. Incorporated won a contract in September 2025 initially valued at $1.02 billion to provide ankle monitors and other non-detention supervision services for ICE. The agency has so far obligated $228.5 million to the company under the contract. B.I. Incorporated is part of the GEO Group, a business already profit

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Patrick Terpstra

    Debt collectors are helping DHS fine immigrants while charging big fees (opens the original)

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    Private debt collectors are helping the Trump administration impose massive civil penalties on immigrants accused of being in the country illegally as a way to encourage them to leave on their own. The ongoing Scripps News ICE Inc. investigation found the companies are able to profit off both the tax dollars awarded to them in government contracts and in steep fees they are tacking onto fines that few migrants are actually paying. About a year ago, a piece of paper arrived in the mail that would

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Patrick Terpstra

    The shock gloves ICE plans to use could increase the risk of sudden death (opens the original)

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    Democratic lawmakers from Capitol Hill to California are pushing back on a plan at ICE to equip agents with electric shock gloves. ICE approved a deal last week to buy 6,650 electric shock gloves that deliver a low voltage shock upon contact with skin. New contracting records reviewed by Scripps News show ICE plans to use the gloves “in cases where an individual is resisting arrest or otherwise represents a clear threat to officers and agents.” The documents show ICE may also use the devices aga

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