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United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance<\/a>, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages\u2014raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests.<\/p>\n

Federal contracting records<\/a> reviewed by WIRED show that the agency is seeking private vendors<\/a> to run a multiyear surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers. The program envisions stationing nearly 30 private analysts at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Vermont and Southern California. Their job: Scour Facebook<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and other platforms, converting posts and profiles into fresh leads for enforcement raids.<\/p>\n

The initiative is still at the request-for-information stage, a step agencies use to gauge interest from contractors before an official bidding process. But draft planning documents<\/a> show the scheme is ambitious: ICE wants a contractor capable of staffing the centers around the clock, constantly processing cases on tight deadlines, and supplying the agency with the latest and greatest subscription-based surveillance software.<\/p>\n

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United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages\u2014raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests. Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show that the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multiyear surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers. 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