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Department of Homeland Securityled by Kristi Noemis considering hiring private contractors to monitor immigrants, a new report suggests.
blocking When it published a DHS document Saturday detailing the proposal it described these contractors as “private bounty hunters.” The “Request for Information” document, which is intended for potential vendors, states that Immigration and Customs Enforcement According to the outlet, there is an “urgent need for skip tracing and process serving services”, which will use “government furnished case data”.
Skip-tracing involves “collecting, analyzing, and verifying information to locate individuals who are intentionally or unintentionally missing.” Thomson Reuters,
The agency says contractors can be given a docket of 10,000 immigrants at a time, with additional workloads “in increments of 10,000 to 1,000,000.” blocking,
According to the obtained document, ICE is also “exploring an incentive-based pricing structure” and could offer “monetary bonuses” for performance. One way ICE says contractors can get cash bonuses blockingThe first attempt is to identify the correct address of a person
Independent ICE has been contacted for comment.
Federal immigration activity picks up this year President Donald Trump Vowed to carry out “the largest deportation campaign” in US history. Immigration raids and increased presence of federal immigration agents in many major cities Protests started across the countryWhich also includes Los Angeles and Chicago.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also appealed to the Trump administration this week, Officials overseeing federal immigration operations in Chicago were told to halt their activities during the Halloween weekend
“Illinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear. No child should be forced to breathe tear gas or other chemical agents while trick-or-treating in their neighborhood,” Pritzker said in a statement.
He added, “Illinois’ children should not have their innocence taken away. Let them enjoy a time-honored American tradition safely and peacefully. Please let kids be kids for a holiday, free from fear and intimidation.”
Noem criticized Pritzker for making the request at a news conference Thursday.
“The fact that Governor Pritzker is asking for this is shameful and I think it’s unfortunate that he doesn’t recognize how important the work that we do is,” Noem said.