Exclusive: Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team asked the Department of Homeland Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and barrier construction.  The team also asked about the department’s capacity for expanding immigrant detention and about an aerial surveillance program that was scaled back by the Obama administration but remains popular with immigration hardliners. And it asked whether federal workers have altered biographic information kept by the department about immigrants out of concern for their civil liberties.  DON'T MISS: Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News to join NBC Reuters TV: Trump fears grow in Mexico valley where dollar is king The requests were made in a Dec. 5 meeting between Trump’s transition team and Department of Homeland Security officials, according to an internal agency memo reviewed by Reuters. The document offers a glimpse into the president-elect’s strategy for securing the U.S. borders and reversing polices put in place by the Obama administration.   Trump’s transition team did not comment in response to Reuters inquiries. A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection declined to comment.       In response to the transition team request, U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffers identified more than 400 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border, and about the same distance along the U.S.-Canada border, where new fencing could be erected, according to a document seen by Reuters.      Reuters could not determine whether the Trump team is considering a northern border barrier. During the campaign, Trump pledged to build a wall and expand fencing on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border but said he sees no need to build a wall on the border with Canada.  One program the transition team asked about, according to the email summary, was Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program that authorizes 1,200 Army National Guard airmen to monitor the southern border for drug trafficking and illegal migration.  The program once deployed 6,000 airmen under President George W. Bush but was downsized by Barack Obama, a move blasted by some conservatives who argue the surveillance is vital to border security.        The transition team also asked for copies of every executive order and directive sent to immigration agents since Obama took office in 2009, according to the memo summarizing the meeting.      Trump has said he intends to undo Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including a 2012 order to allow children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents to remain in the country on temporary authorizations that allow them to attend college and work.  The program, known as DACA, collected information including participants’ addresses that could theoretically be used to locate and deport them if the policy is reversed. Another request of the transition team was for information about whether any migrant records have been changed for any reason, including for civil rights or civil liberties concerns, according to the internal memo seen by Reuters.      A Department of Homeland Security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the agency interpreted the request to mean the transition team wanted to make sure that federal workers were not tampering with information to protect DACA recipients and other migrants from deportation.  On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to deport more undocumented immigrants, a promise that may have prompted the transition team’s request for information about the feasibility of expanding temporary detention facilities.      The internal memo summarizing the meeting between Trump’s transition team and U.S. Customs and Border protection said the team had requested a comprehensive picture of border security as well as resources available for walls and barriers.  The Department of Homeland Security official said agency representatives who attended the meeting believed the request to include both the northern and southern borders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection then prepared a report on specific locations and costs of building a fence along the U.S.-Canada border.  Reuters reviewed a copy of the report, which estimated the cost of building fencing along the northern border fence would be $3.3 billion and cover 452 miles along border of Canada and the states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.     Adding 413 miles of fencing on the southwest border would be more expensive, according to the estimate of $11.37 billion, because it would be aimed at keeping pedestrians as well as vehicles from crossing.  Pedestrian fences require more staff and would cost $11.2 million per mile versus $4.1 million per mile to build to build, according to the report.  In fiscal year 2015, the latest year for which data is available, border patrol agents apprehended 2,626 illegal migrants on the U.S.-Canada border compared to 331,333 apprehended on the U.S.-Mexico border.  politicsNews
exclusive trump team seeks agency records border barriers surveillance washington reuters in request documents analysis donald trump transition team asked department homeland security last month assess assets available border wall barrier construction the team also asked department capacity expanding immigrant detention aerial surveillance program scaled back obama administration remains popular immigration headliners and asked whether federal workers altered biographie information kept department immigrants concern civil liberties do miss megan kelly leaving fox news join nbc reuters tv trump fears grow mexico valley dollar king the requests made meeting trump transition team department homeland security officials according internal agency memo reviewed reuters the document offers glimpse strategy securing borders reversing polices put place obama administration trump transition team comment response reuters inquiries a spokeswoman department homeland security customs border protection declined comment in response transition team request customs border protection staffers identified miles along border distance along border new fencing could erected according document seen reuters reuters could determine whether trump team considering northern border barrier during campaign trump pledged build wall expand fencing parts border said sees need build wall border canada one program transition team asked according email summary operation phalanx aerial surveillance program authorizes army national guard airmen monitor southern border drug trafficking illegal migration the program deployed airmen president george bush downside barack obama move blasted conservatives argue surveillance vital border security the transition team also asked copies every executive order directive sent immigration agents since obama took office according memo summarizing meeting trump said intends undo obama executive actions immigration including order allow children brought illegally parents remain country temporary authorization allow attend college work the program known data collected information including participants addresses could theoretically used locate deport policy reversed another request transition team information whether migrant records changed reason including civil rights civil liberties concerns according internal memo seen reuters a department homeland security official speaking condition anonymity said agency interpreted request mean transition team wanted make sure federal workers tampering information protect data recipients migrants deportation on campaign trail trump vowed deport undocumented immigrants promise may prompted transition team request information feasibility expanding temporary detention facilities the internal memo summarizing meeting trump transition team customs border protection said team requested comprehensive picture border security well resources available walls barriers the department homeland security official said agency representatives attended meeting believed request include northern southern borders customs border protection prepared report specific locations costs building fence along border reuters reviewed copy report estimated cost building fencing along northern border fence would billion cover miles along border canada states washington idaho montana new york vermont new hampshire maine adding miles fencing southwest border would expensive according estimate billion would aimed keeping pedestrians well vehicles crossing pedestrian fences require staff would cost million per mile versus million per mile build build according report in fiscal year latest year data available border patrol agents apprehended illegal migrants border compared apprehended border politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Exclusive: Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team asked the Department of Homeland Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and barrier construction.  The team also asked about the department’s capacity for expanding immigrant detention and about an aerial surveillance program that was scaled back by the Obama administration but remains popular with immigration hardliners. And it asked whether federal workers have altered biographic information kept by the department about immigrants out of concern for their civil liberties.  DON'T MISS: Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News to join NBC Reuters TV: Trump fears grow in Mexico valley where dollar is king The requests were made in a Dec. 5 meeting between Trump’s transition team and Department of Homeland Security officials, according to an internal agency memo reviewed by Reuters. The document offers a glimpse into the president-elect’s strategy for securing the U.S. borders and reversing polices put in place by the Obama administration.   Trump’s transition team did not comment in response to Reuters inquiries. A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection declined to comment.       In response to the transition team request, U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffers identified more than 400 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border, and about the same distance along the U.S.-Canada border, where new fencing could be erected, according to a document seen by Reuters.      Reuters could not determine whether the Trump team is considering a northern border barrier. During the campaign, Trump pledged to build a wall and expand fencing on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border but said he sees no need to build a wall on the border with Canada.  One program the transition team asked about, according to the email summary, was Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program that authorizes 1,200 Army National Guard airmen to monitor the southern border for drug trafficking and illegal migration.  The program once deployed 6,000 airmen under President George W. Bush but was downsized by Barack Obama, a move blasted by some conservatives who argue the surveillance is vital to border security.        The transition team also asked for copies of every executive order and directive sent to immigration agents since Obama took office in 2009, according to the memo summarizing the meeting.      Trump has said he intends to undo Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including a 2012 order to allow children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents to remain in the country on temporary authorizations that allow them to attend college and work.  The program, known as DACA, collected information including participants’ addresses that could theoretically be used to locate and deport them if the policy is reversed. Another request of the transition team was for information about whether any migrant records have been changed for any reason, including for civil rights or civil liberties concerns, according to the internal memo seen by Reuters.      A Department of Homeland Security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the agency interpreted the request to mean the transition team wanted to make sure that federal workers were not tampering with information to protect DACA recipients and other migrants from deportation.  On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to deport more undocumented immigrants, a promise that may have prompted the transition team’s request for information about the feasibility of expanding temporary detention facilities.      The internal memo summarizing the meeting between Trump’s transition team and U.S. Customs and Border protection said the team had requested a comprehensive picture of border security as well as resources available for walls and barriers.  The Department of Homeland Security official said agency representatives who attended the meeting believed the request to include both the northern and southern borders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection then prepared a report on specific locations and costs of building a fence along the U.S.-Canada border.  Reuters reviewed a copy of the report, which estimated the cost of building fencing along the northern border fence would be $3.3 billion and cover 452 miles along border of Canada and the states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.     Adding 413 miles of fencing on the southwest border would be more expensive, according to the estimate of $11.37 billion, because it would be aimed at keeping pedestrians as well as vehicles from crossing.  Pedestrian fences require more staff and would cost $11.2 million per mile versus $4.1 million per mile to build to build, according to the report.  In fiscal year 2015, the latest year for which data is available, border patrol agents apprehended 2,626 illegal migrants on the U.S.-Canada border compared to 331,333 apprehended on the U.S.-Mexico border.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: exclusive trump team seeks agency records border barriers surveillance washington reuters in request documents analysis donald trump transition team asked department homeland security last month assess assets available border wall barrier construction the team also asked department capacity expanding immigrant detention aerial surveillance program scaled back obama administration remains popular immigration headliners and asked whether federal workers altered biographie information kept department immigrants concern civil liberties do miss megan kelly leaving fox news join nbc reuters tv trump fears grow mexico valley dollar king the requests made meeting trump transition team department homeland security officials according internal agency memo reviewed reuters the document offers glimpse strategy securing borders reversing polices put place obama administration trump transition team comment response reuters inquiries a spokeswoman department homeland security customs border protection declined comment in response transition team request customs border protection staffers identified miles along border distance along border new fencing could erected according document seen reuters reuters could determine whether trump team considering northern border barrier during campaign trump pledged build wall expand fencing parts border said sees need build wall border canada one program transition team asked according email summary operation phalanx aerial surveillance program authorizes army national guard airmen monitor southern border drug trafficking illegal migration the program deployed airmen president george bush downside barack obama move blasted conservatives argue surveillance vital border security the transition team also asked copies every executive order directive sent immigration agents since obama took office according memo summarizing meeting trump said intends undo obama executive actions immigration including order allow children brought illegally parents remain country temporary authorization allow attend college work the program known data collected information including participants addresses could theoretically used locate deport policy reversed another request transition team information whether migrant records changed reason including civil rights civil liberties concerns according internal memo seen reuters a department homeland security official speaking condition anonymity said agency interpreted request mean transition team wanted make sure federal workers tampering information protect data recipients migrants deportation on campaign trail trump vowed deport undocumented immigrants promise may prompted transition team request information feasibility expanding temporary detention facilities the internal memo summarizing meeting trump transition team customs border protection said team requested comprehensive picture border security well resources available walls barriers the department homeland security official said agency representatives attended meeting believed request include northern southern borders customs border protection prepared report specific locations costs building fence along border reuters reviewed copy report estimated cost building fencing along northern border fence would billion cover miles along border canada states washington idaho montana new york vermont new hampshire maine adding miles fencing southwest border would expensive according estimate billion would aimed keeping pedestrians well vehicles crossing pedestrian fences require staff would cost million per mile versus million per mile build build according report in fiscal year latest year data available border patrol agents apprehended illegal migrants border compared apprehended border politicsnews