ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
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ICE agents testified they must arrest 8 people daily and use surveillance apps to target neighborhoods.
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If you live in an immigrant community, ICE may be using surveillance technology to systematically target your neighborhood for daily arrest quotas.
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ICE officers in Oregon testified under oath that they were instructed to make eight arrests per day and used a custom surveillance app to identify neighborhoods and people to target. The testimony revealed specific details about the agency's surveillance tools and arrest quotas during immigration operations in the state. The courtroom revelations provide rare insight into ICE's operational methods that are typically kept confidential.
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The testimony was given under oath in an Oregon court case.
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