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ICE Plans to Boost Its Surveillance on Social Media Using Contractors in Vermont

ICE will hire nearly 30 contractors to monitor social media 24/7 using AI tools at centers in Vermont and California to identify suspects for arrests and deportations.

  • ICE plans to hire nearly 30 private contractors to analyze social media posts, photos, and online messages for use in deportations and arrests.
  • The contractors would operate 24/7 monitoring centers in Vermont and California to generate intelligence reports from data on sites like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
  • ICE argues that incorporating social media data into its enforcement methods is necessary, as previous approaches have had limited success.
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The US is sliding further toward a surveillance state now that ICE (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is scouring social media for deportable migrants. The...

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ICE plans to boost its surveillance on social media using contractors in Vermont

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country at the direction of leaders in President Donald Trump’s administration.

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