"President Donald Trump made countering immigration one of his flagship issues during last year's presidential campaign, promising an unprecedented number of deportations. In his first eight months in office, that promise turned into around 350,000 deportations, a figure that includes deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE (around 200,000), Customs and Border Protection (more than 132,000), and almost 18,000 self-deportations, according to CNN."
"Clearview AI is perhaps the most well-known facial-recognition company today. For years, the company promised to be able to identify any face by searching through a large database of photos it had scraped from the internet. On Monday, 404 Media reported that ICE has signed a contract with the company to support its law enforcement arm Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), "with capabilities of identifying victims and offenders in child sexual exploitation cases and assaults against law enforcement officers.""
"ICE has taken center stage in Trump's mass deportation campaign, raiding homes, workplaces, and public parks in search of undocumented immigrants. To aid its efforts, ICE has at its disposal several technologies capable of identifying and surveilling individuals and communities. Here is a recap of some of the technology that ICE has in its digital arsenal. Clearview AI facial recognition Clearview AI is perhaps the most well-known facial-recognition company today."
President Donald Trump prioritized countering immigration and conducted approximately 350,000 deportations in the first eight months, including roughly 200,000 by ICE, over 132,000 by Customs and Border Protection, and nearly 18,000 self-deportations. ICE led raids on homes, workplaces, and public parks to locate undocumented immigrants. The agency deployed surveillance technologies to identify and monitor individuals and communities. ICE signed contracts with Clearview AI for facial-recognition capabilities, including a $3.75 million HSI contract and prior purchases for forensic software and enterprise licenses. ICE also employs phone spyware such as Paragon to aid investigations and enforcement.
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