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'''The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a US based governmental group.
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'''The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''') is a US based governmental group. It is given data such as guest lists by hotels.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/motel-6-agrees-to-pay-dollar10-million-for-sharing-guest-info-with-ice</ref>
  
 
==Civil asset forfeiture==
 
==Civil asset forfeiture==

Revision as of 16:53, 30 June 2019

Group.png Immigration and Customs Enforcement   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Ice arrest.jpg
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Logo.svg
AbbreviationICE
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 organizationUS/Department/Homeland Security
HeadquartersWashington DC
Staff19,330
Interestsimmigrants, Civil asset forfeiture
Interest ofAmnesty International USA

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a US based governmental group. It is given data such as guest lists by hotels.[1]

Civil asset forfeiture

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Full article: Civil asset forfeiture

A 2017 a handbook was leaked which advised ICE members on Civil asset forfeiture.[2]

Mass surveillance

Full article: Rated 3/5 Mass surveillance

The US deep state is using ICE to roll out Mass surveillance technology.

Number plate recognition

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.[3]

Hidden CCTV

In 2018 US government documents revealed that the ICE was hiding CCTV cameras in ordinary roadside objects such as street lights.[4]

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.”[5]

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