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ICE Considers Hiring Bounty Hunters for Immigrant Tracking

11/2/2025

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Story summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is exploring a plan to hire private bounty hunters to locate immigrants, per a procurement document.
Contractors may receive monetary bonuses based on success, with assignments up to 1,000,000 immigrants.
The plan uses physical surveillance and digital tracking to confirm addresses, prioritizing residences and potentially checking places of employment.
ICE plans to award contracts to multiple vendors to manage the data and verification required.

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Story summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is exploring a plan to hire private bounty hunters to locate immigrants, per a procurement document.
Contractors may receive monetary bonuses based on success, with assignments up to 1,000,000 immigrants.
The plan uses physical surveillance and digital tracking to confirm addresses, prioritizing residences and potentially checking places of employment.
ICE plans to award contracts to multiple vendors to manage the data and verification required.