| Masks, guns and tactical gear are unmistakable hallmarks of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Less visible is an array of intrusive technologies helping ICE locate and track undocumented immigrants and, increasingly, U.S. citizens opposed to the government’s deportation campaign. These technologies, both visible and invisible, are transforming the front lines of immigration enforcement and political protest across America today. In recent months, ICE leaders, backed by top Trump administration officials, have asserted the authority to use all available tools to monitor and investigate anti-ICE protester networks. Democratic lawmakers and civil rights groups say the agency’s expanding use of its surveillance tools infringes on privacy and free speech rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Here’s a look at some of the technologies in ICE’s tool kit. |