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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to buy robotic dogs, according to an ABC News report. The quadruped robots would potentially be used in enforcement operations, a prospect already drawing attention from observers of immigration policy and surveillance technology. Critics have raised concerns in the past about expanding high-tech tools in immigration enforcement, while agencies have argued such equipment improves safety for officers in the field.
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US cattle industry groups are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, warning that aggressive deportations are destabilising the agricultural workforce that ranches and feedlots rely on. Producers say losing experienced workers threatens livestock operations and food supply chains, and are calling on federal authorities to spare farms from enforcement actions as immigration crackdowns intensify across rural America.
- 3St. Paul man among eight deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay▼Man arrested in St. Paul among 8 deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay
US immigration authorities have deported eight men to Somalia, including one who had been arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, after he was held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The case highlights the use of Guantanamo in immigration detention and removal operations, and it is drawing attention to questions about due process for those sent there and the conditions of their transfer.