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| + | '''The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a US based governmental group. | ||
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| + | ==Mass surveillance== | ||
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| + | In January 2018, the ICE was officially permitted to agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database. The system gave the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time location tracking, raising concerns from [[civil liberties]].<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/26/16932350/ice-immigration-customs-license-plate-recognition-contract-vigilant-solutions</ref> | ||
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==Minimum Prisoner levels== | ==Minimum Prisoner levels== | ||
[[Ghita Schwartz]], Senior Staff Attorney for CCR, said, in releasing the report: “Almost all guaranteed minimums [of prisoners] are found in facilities that contract with private prison companies, and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] actively collaborates with these companies to keep details of their contracts secret.”<ref>http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/06/u-s-study-finds-immigrants-imprisoned-boost-prison-corporation-profits.html</ref> | [[Ghita Schwartz]], Senior Staff Attorney for CCR, said, in releasing the report: “Almost all guaranteed minimums [of prisoners] are found in facilities that contract with private prison companies, and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] actively collaborates with these companies to keep details of their contracts secret.”<ref>http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/06/u-s-study-finds-immigrants-imprisoned-boost-prison-corporation-profits.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 28 January 2018
 Immigration and Customs Enforcement    | |
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| Abbreviation | ICE |
| Motto | "Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety" |
| Predecessor | • Criminal investigation resources of the • United States Immigration and Naturalization Service • Investigative and intelligence resources of the • United States Customs Service |
| Parent organization | US/Department/Homeland Security |
| Headquarters | Washington DC |
| Staff | 19,330 |
| Interest of | Amnesty International USA |
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a US based governmental group.
Mass surveillance
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Mass surveillance
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In January 2018, the ICE was officially permitted to agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database. The system gave the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time location tracking, raising concerns from civil liberties.[1]
Minimum Prisoner levels
Ghita Schwartz, Senior Staff Attorney for CCR, said, in releasing the report: “Almost all guaranteed minimums [of prisoners] are found in facilities that contract with private prison companies, and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] actively collaborates with these companies to keep details of their contracts secret.”[2]
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