Rafael Concepcion, a Syracuse University professor turned activist coder, built the DEICER app to crowdsource ICE tracking. It gained 30,000 users before Apple pulled it under government pressure, and the personal fallout has been severe.
Immigration agents across six US states have been spotted wearing Meta smart glasses during raids and protests, with no official government contract in place, raising serious questions about unregulated surveillance.
Hundreds of ICE agents have been deployed to 14 US airports after the DHS shutdown left TSA critically understaffed, with security wait times hitting six hours at major hubs.
Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to US airports unless Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly 50,000 TSA workers remain unpaid after five weeks, with hundreds quitting and airport wait times soaring.
A former Afghan ally who served with US Special Forces has tragically died within 24 hours of entering ICE custody, highlighting a record-breaking year for detention fatalities.