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People's WorldApr 16, 2026Local News

Cashing in on ICE: DHS paying local police millions for immigration enforcement

Mullin, as DHS Secretary, is charting a different trajectory by scaling back visible ICE involvement and seeking to use local police more for enforcement.

Cashing in on ICE: DHS paying local police millions for immigration enforcement
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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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