Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones among surveillance tech US agents use

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Eva Dou, Artur Galocha, Kevin Schaul

Washington Post·

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Protesters hold signs as they march in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January. Photo / Octavia Jones, AFP

Masks, guns and tactical gear are unmistakable hallmarks of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Less visible is an array of intrusive technologies helping ICE locate and track undocumented immigrants and, increasingly, citizens opposed to the US Government’s deportation campaign.

These technologies, both visible and invisible, are transforming the

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