October 3, 2025 | @DailyImmigrant — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to massively expand its surveillance reach. According to newly uncovered federal contracting documents, ICE plans to hire nearly 30 private contractors to run 24/7 social media monitoring operations at targeting centers in Vermont and California.
🔑 What’s Changing?
- Contractors would scan platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube for posts and profiles that could be turned into enforcement leads.
- Analysts would work in shifts around the clock, producing dossiers for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations.
- Cases flagged as urgent could require review within just 30 minutes.
🧾 What Are the Options Now?
- ICE is still in the “request for information” stage, meaning no contract has been finalized yet.
- If approved, contractors will also use commercial databases (LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters CLEAR) alongside AI tools to track immigrants.
⚠️ Important Reminders
- ICE says analysts cannot create fake profiles or interact with targets.
- Privacy advocates (ACLU, EPIC) warn the plan could sweep up activists, journalists, and ordinary immigrants without warrants.
📲 Learn More: WIRED Report
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