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Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

By Meg AndersonJune 19, 2026·Source: NPR·9 views
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer takes a video while standing guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an ICE detention center, on May 27 in Newark, N.J.

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.

(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

Originally reported by NPR. Read the original article

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