ICE distributes cell phones to undocumented migrants in El Paso - KVIA

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Cell phones person been distributed to undocumented migrants arsenic a portion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternatives to Detention programs arsenic a means of tracking them.

ATD programs assistance guarantee compliance with merchandise conditions and supply lawsuit absorption services, according to ICE's website.

Migrants are lone issued the devices if they bash not already person entree to their ain astute phone. Otherwise, migrants tin simply download the SmartLink app.

SmartLink uses respective technologies, including facial matching exertion and GPS. Migrants are required to pass routinely.

“Immigration gave america this telephone erstwhile we turned ourselves in. We person to update each time done connection with a representation and nonstop it to them with the compartment telephone they gave us. The compartment telephone is lone for that relation and not for applications,” said 1 migrant named Andrea, who was issued a compartment telephone from ICE, “The connection comes successful stating ‘report yourself to debar absences’ and successful which lawsuit 1 has to instrumentality the representation of their existent location.”

The phones are issued to each idiosyncratic for 3 months and tin lone beryllium utilized to pass with ICE staff. They bash not let entree to immoderate different app oregon adjacent to marque telephone calls.

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