Tahir Duckett
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The document describes a mobile app designed for local police deputized by ICE to enforce immigration law.
With the app, police can scan people's faces and compare them to government records.
Claire Garvey is with the Policing Project at New York University and has concerns about how local police, alongside federal authorities, are surveilling the public.
In a statement, DHS told NPR that its technology tools respect people's privacy interests.
The document describes a mobile app designed for local police deputized by ICE to enforce immigration law.
With the app, police can scan people's faces and compare them to government records.
Claire Garvey is with the policing project at New York University and has concerns about how local police, alongside federal authorities, are surveilling the public.
In a statement, DHS told NPR that its technology tools respect people's privacy interests.
The grants can be used for things like hiring new officers, school safety initiatives, and police mental health.
Tahir Duckett of Georgetown University says the stipulations about cooperating with immigration authorities are meant to be a carrot to get the money.
In a statement, the DOJ told NPR the suggestion that illegal immigration is not related to public safety is, quote, ludicrous, though studies show immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than citizens.