ICE Says It Doesnt Track Down Undocumented Immigrants Using Stingray Devices. Acting head of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan told Sen. Ron Wyden the agency does not use cell site simulatorsa type of surveillance gear often referred to as a Stingray that can track down a specific mobile device by emulating cell phone towersto locate undocumented immigrants. I have nothing against immigrants. My ancestors were immigrants. My parents were immigrants to California. Some of my friends are immigrants. But there has come a. Per Ars Technica, the August 1. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations does not use cell site simulators for the purpose of civil immigration law enforcement. But he added that ICEs Homeland Security Investigations division, which targets national security threats and organized crime, uses the devices, though only after receiving a warrant. Homan also noted that ICE agents sometimes work in joint task forces with other federal, state and local law enforcement partners, in furtherance of our shared public safety missionand that in those cases, Stingrays may sometimes be used.
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