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ICE Plans $100 Million Domestic Intelligence Program

Original: ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a $100 million domestic intelligence initiative, according to The American Prospect. Under the program, known as ERO ONE, ICE would hire 142 intelligence contractors holding top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the United States. Critics have called the plan a 'nightmare,' raising concerns about expanded domestic surveillance by an immigration agency.

Why now: Reports of an immigration agency hiring top-secret cleared intelligence contractors for domestic operations raise fresh surveillance concerns.

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• ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect · The American Prospect

  Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.

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