Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
9 days ago
- #Facial Recognition
- #ICE
- Google hosts a CBP app using facial recognition to identify immigrants and alert local police about contacting ICE.
- Google removed apps designed to warn communities about ICE presence, sparking criticism from developers.
- The CBP app, Mobile Identify, aids local law enforcement in immigration-related arrests under the 287(g) program.
- ICE's 287(g) program has agreements with 596 agencies in 34 states, expanding local police immigration enforcement powers.
- Developers criticize Google for supporting government actions targeting vulnerable groups, calling the company 'evil'.