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ICE Expands Social Media Surveillance for Deportation Leads

10/5/2025

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will expand social media surveillance by hiring nearly 30 contractors to analyze posts for deportation leads.
Platforms targeted are Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to feed leads to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
The program is in the request-for-information stage to gauge contractor interest before bidding.

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Story summary

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will expand social media surveillance by hiring nearly 30 contractors to analyze posts for deportation leads.
Platforms targeted are Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to feed leads to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
The program is in the request-for-information stage to gauge contractor interest before bidding.