ICE Receives $28.7 Billion Budget for Surveillance Technology Expansion
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Summary
ICE has received a massive budget increase to $28.7 billion for 2025, nearly triple its 2024 budget, with plans to spend at least $56.25 billion over the next three years on surveillance technology. This budget would make ICE the 14th most well-funded military in the world, positioned between Ukraine and Israel. The article examines how this funding will be used to expand surveillance capabilities and the implications for civil liberties and democracy, arguing that the surveillance industry enables human rights violations and threatens democratic institutions.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledICE's budget would be the envy of many national militaries around the world.
This budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel.
It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties.
The surveillance industry, and the data it generates, will be an irresistible tool for anti-democratic forces.
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