The “Migrant Crisis” and the Rise of a Technocratic Police State

What was once dismissed as a “conspiracy theory” is edging closer to reality as Texas leverages the “migrant crisis” to expand its technocratic police state. Under Operation Lone Star, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has significantly bolstered its AI-powered surveillance arsenal, deploying advanced tools to monitor and control with unprecedented reach.

Despite lawmakers’ claims of wanting to prevent a police state, the proposed legislation offers only weak guardrails, raising concerns about unchecked power and the erosion of civil liberties.