US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents mistakenly included an individual not associated with law enforcement in a group text discussing sensitive operational details. The text contained an unredacted document titled 'Field Operations Worksheet' which held detailed information on a convicted attempted murderer being sought for deportation. The situation indicates a broader issue within federal law enforcement agencies regarding carelessness, particularly in meeting deportation quotas, generating numerous errors including wrong deportations and improper communication practices.
At first I thought it was just another series of spam messages like I get all the time from home improvement, car insurance, business loans, etc, then I saw the rap sheet and license plate numbers and was like WTAF.
This breach strikes me as indicative of the current carelessness of officers. They're concerned about pumping up arrest numbers, not about operating with the level of care and rigor we should expect from law enforcement officials.
It's one thing for an everyday citizen to accidentally send a birthday invite to the wrong number. But these are federal agents imbued with a massive amount of power and money.
Agents were drawing on resources like DMV data and license plate readers to aid their search for a convicted attempted murderer.
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