USPS Is Getting In on Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdowns

gizmodo.comPublished: 4/30/2025

Summary

The Trump administration has expanded its surveillance operations to include the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), using its mail cover program to track undocumented individuals as part of a new immigration enforcement task force. Critics say this move raises legal concerns under the Fourth Amendment, while experts warn of inadequate oversight and transparency within USPS operations. Civil liberties groups have expressed strong opposition, calling it an overreach that blurs the lines between law enforcement and surveillance without sufficient legal safeguards or accountability.