US lawmaker proposes killing America's border surveillance tower program

Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois announced legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along the US southern border. The move follows an MIT Technology Review investigation that found nearly 1,100 deaths between 2015 and 2026 occurred within range of the $1 billion tower system, while DHS does not track the towers' effectiveness.

• The Reimagining Safety Act would terminate the southern border tower program
• Nearly 1,100 deaths from 2015 to 2026 occurred within tower range
• The surveillance tower system cost an estimated $1 billion
• DHS does not track the towers' effectiveness or related deaths