--- title: A congressional representative just proposed killing... description: US Representative Delia Ramirez has announced plans to introduce the Reimagining Safety Act, legislation aimed at terminating the surveillance tower program... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-congressional-representative-just-proposed-killing-america-s-border-tower-program-qtet9fwlm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program | daily.dev og:description: US Representative Delia Ramirez has announced plans to introduce the Reimagining Safety Act, legislation aimed at terminating the surveillance tower program... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-congressional-representative-just-proposed-killing-america-s-border-tower-program-qtet9fwlm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QtET9fwlM.png og:image:alt: A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary US Representative Delia Ramirez has announced plans to introduce the Reimagining Safety Act, legislation aimed at terminating the surveillance tower program along the southern border and ultimately dismantling the Department of Homeland Security, replacing it with a Department of Community Safety. The announcement follows an MIT Technology Review investigation finding that over 1,050 people died within the advertised range of the towers between 2015 and early 2026, and that DHS does not track such deaths or measure the towers' effectiveness. The bill, developed with advocacy groups Just Futures Law and Mijente, faces a steep uphill battle in Congress, where even some Democrats favor reform over abolition. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many people have died near US border surveillance towers according to recent reporting? Over 1,050 people died within the advertised range of US border surveillance towers between 2015 and early 2026, based on an investigation into border deaths. Nearly one in four deaths analyzed during that period occurred within tower range. The Department of Homeland Security does not track these deaths or other metrics on the towers' effectiveness. _Readers following border surveillance accountability can track ongoing policy developments on daily.dev._ ### What is the Reimagining Safety Act proposed by Representative Delia Ramirez? The Reimagining Safety Act is legislation announced by Illinois Representative Delia Ramirez to terminate the US border surveillance tower program. It is part of a broader plan to replace the Department of Homeland Security with a new Department of Community Safety, moving CISA, FEMA, TSA, and customs functions to other federal agencies. The bill text has not yet been released. _Those tracking immigration and surveillance policy shifts can follow this story's progress on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The US spent billions on border surveillance. 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