DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

The Department of Homeland Security issued notices to immigrants stating that departing the United States would eliminate fines DHS assessed against them. DHS subsequently sought to contract private investigators to locate deported individuals in their home countries and photograph their residences. The agency did not publicly disclose the stated purpose for the photography or collection efforts. No information on contract awards, funding amounts, or implementation timeline was made available in the reporting.

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