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Ed Pilkington in New York

UNBELIEVABLE: Us immigration agency operates vast surveillance dragnet study finds | History Defined

Ice’s investment in new surveillance infrastructure increased fivefold from about $71m to $388m since 2008.
Ice’s investment in new surveillance infrastructure increased fivefold from about $71m to $388m since 2008. Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has built a vast digital surveillance system that gives it access to the personal details of almost every person in America, a two-year investigation by Georgetown University law center has found.

Researchers from the Center on Privacy & Technology on Tuesday released one of the most comprehensive reviews of Ice activities, concluding that the federal organisation has strayed well beyond its duties as an immigration body to become what is in effect a domestic surveillance agency.

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