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Vice·June 11, 2020

Inside the Border Security Expo, Where Companies Sell Surveillance Tech to CBP

Immigration and BorderlandsIn-Depth
On demo day at the Border Security Expo, hundreds of law enforcement agents armed with M16s, automatic shotguns, pistols, and other high powered and military-grade weapons strolled around the grounds at the Bandera Gun Club outside of San Antonio.
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