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ICE Targets Undocumented Immigrants Using AI and Social Media

10/8/2025

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Story summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will use social media and AI to locate undocumented individuals.
Operations are based in Williston, Vermont, and Santa Ana, California.
It seeks real-time data, including personal connections and locations, via surveillance.
Critics, including the ACLU, warn of privacy risks and abuses.
Funding from the Trump administration may be linked, raising accountability and civil rights questions.

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Story summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will use social media and AI to locate undocumented individuals.
Operations are based in Williston, Vermont, and Santa Ana, California.
It seeks real-time data, including personal connections and locations, via surveillance.
Critics, including the ACLU, warn of privacy risks and abuses.
Funding from the Trump administration may be linked, raising accountability and civil rights questions.