Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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 |
Interests | immigrants, Civil asset forfeiture |
Interest of | Amnesty International USA |
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a US based governmental group.
==Civil asset forfeiture
- Full article: Civil asset forfeiture
- Full article: Civil asset forfeiture
A 2017 a handbook was leaked which advised ICE members on Civil asset forfeiture.[1]
Contents
Mass surveillance
- Full article: Mass surveillance
- Full article: 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.[2]
Hidden CCTV
In 2018 US government documents revealed that the ICE was hiding CCTV cameras in ordinary roadside objects such as street lights.[3]
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.”[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2017/10/16/leaked-handbook-reveals-how-ice-uses-civil-forfeiture-to-seize-millions/?ref=patrick.net#671b9020498c
- ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/26/16932350/ice-immigration-customs-license-plate-recognition-contract-vigilant-solutions
- ↑ https://qz.com/1458475/the-dea-and-ice-are-hiding-surveillance-cameras-in-streetlights/
- ↑ http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/06/u-s-study-finds-immigrants-imprisoned-boost-prison-corporation-profits.html