The Trump administration is poised to leverage a substantial collection of immigration technologies, amassing considerable capabilities for tracking and data analysis. A detailed review indicated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) have spent $7.8 billion on these technologies across 15,000 contracts since 2020, with many initiated during the Biden administration. The tools include real-time tracking of asylum seekers, DNA testing for familial verification, and extensive databases for biometric data comparison, highlighting their significant impact on immigration enforcement practices.
Apps and ankle monitors that track asylum seekers in real time wherever they go. Databases packed with personal information like fingerprints and faces.
His administration can tap a stockpile of tools built up by Democrats and Republicans that is nearly unmatched in the Western world.
A review of nearly 15,000 contracts shows that two agencies have spent $7.8 billion on immigration technologies from 263 companies since 2020.
The contracts, most of which were initiated under the Biden administration, included ones for tools that can rapidly prove family relationships with a DNA test.
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