Cashing in on ICE: DHS paying local police millions for immigration enforcement
Noem, as former DHS Secretary, oversaw a period of aggressive immigration enforcement that led to public disapproval and being seen as a scapegoat.
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tl;dr
DHS is reportedly increasing payments to local police for immigration enforcement and awarding large contracts to private companies for 'skip-tracing' services, shifting visible ICE operations. Critics, including an Illinois Representative, describe this as a 'bounty system' with profit motives and political ties to the former Trump administration.
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