ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target,...
<p>Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>US immigration agents in<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/oregon"> Oregon </a>used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target, and had daily arrest quotas they sought to meet during operations, courtroom testimony has revealed.</p><p>Details about <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> (ICE) officers’ surveillance tools and arrest goals in the state have come to light in a federal lawsuit that compelled officers to answer questions under oath, offering a rare window into opaque, internal strategies that are generally kept secret and have been driving <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/29/trump-immigration-ice-cbp-data">mass detentions</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/portland-venezuelans-shot-border-patrol-court">chaotic raids</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/ice-agent-court-testimony-oregon">Continue reading...</a>
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