ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE's new Hootsuite contract details AI-powered social media monitoring, visual recognition and historical data analysis, raising surveillance questions.

Biometric Update·Oct 13

Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from App Store

Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store last year was prompted by concerns — including those raised by the Trump administration — about agent safety ...

MSN·Sep 29

Why are we paying billions to tech companies for data to enforce immigration laws and policies?

The government has always collected immigration data. But now a data empire ruled by CEOs is grabbing onto more of that power. Five years ago, at the Social Security office in Salem, I discovered...

The Boston Globe·Aug 12

As ICE’s tech-enabled dragnet and surveillance expand, activists are fighting back with data of their own

Over the past few months, thousands of people across the United States have organized to oppose and confront the massive wave of deportations rolled out by the Donald Trump administration. These ...

The Conversation on MSN·Jul 23

Tech Industry Transit Systems Endanger Immigrants, Advocates Fear

The American Prospect·Jul 6

ICE builds common data and AI layer as biometric enforcement expands

ICE is building a common data and AI layer across enforcement systems, with 12 AI applications already deployed and MuleSoft linking HSI, ERO and other agency data.

Biometric Update·Oct 6

Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals

Apple continues to face backlash for removing ICE-tracking apps like ICEBlock from the App Store, a drastic step that seemed to be triggered by Trump administration claims that the apps endangered ...

Ars Technica·Sep 29

New York police agencies are searching Flock data to aid immigration enforcement

StateScoop·Aug 25

ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors

Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the device ...

AOL·Aug 7

Inside My Unexpected Encounter with ICE's Bizarre High-Tech Arsenal

by Coding Guy — A firsthand look at technology and absurdity in action

Medium·Jul 12

Evolution of Strategy: From TokenMaxxing to TokenMining

by Muhammad Rizwan — If you looked at any corporate tech leaderboard recently, you probably noticed a bizarre trend: companies tracking AI token consumption as…

Medium·Jul 5

ICE starts to explore AI, data strategy support contract

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on initial market research efforts to explore how it could hire at least one contractor to support its enterprise strategy for artificial intelligence...

Washington Technology·Sep 29

Tracking the numbers behind Trump’s immigration offensive

The latest data on immigration enforcement paints a revealing picture. These charts show what’s happening beyond the headlines.

CNN·Sep 10

How Trump and ICE’s Latest Tactics Target Immigrant Children

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. The Trump ...

The Marshall Project·Aug 22

Columbus police used its own Flock cameras to track ICE

Columbus Police used Flock Safety cameras to monitor ICE agents during Operation Buckeye, as a 2026 audit revealed 15,000 immigration-related searches.

Gadget Review on MSN·Jul 23

DHS slams Montgomery County's new ICE tracking portal, says it will 'put lives in danger'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is slamming Montgomery County officials following the launch of a new online portal where residents can report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

MSN·Jul 9

New Report Highlights Growing Partnership Between Surveillance Tech and ICE

Truthout·Jun 25