A recently disclosed internal document from the Department of Homeland Security lays out a plan to equip local police departments with facial recognition technology.
The document, which has just come to light, details how the technology would be distributed to law enforcement agencies at the local level — a step that would considerably expand the surveillance reach of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE.
The plan represents a significant shift in how federal immigration authorities could work alongside local police, using advanced identification tools to broaden their monitoring capabilities.
