ICE buying robot dogs to help in Trump immigration enforcement operations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in the process of adding 10,000 more deportation officers to its workforce and now plans to supplement those men and women with robot dogs during interior immigration enforcement operations. A federal procurement notice published by ICE late last week revealed the agency will

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The government is looking to spend at least $2 million on the robots.

The move comes as the agency faces questions over the use of force.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents’ operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS’s Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between

The Trump administration is exploring adding robot dogs to the expanding arsenal being used by federal immigration authorities as they seek to boost arrests and deportations across the country.

NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss ICE plans to spend up to $2 million on robot "dogs" for immigration enforcement operations.

The agency awarded a $16.7 million contract to add the devices to its arsenal, while Democrats and civil organizations question their safety and oversight

The agency awarded a $16.7 million contract to add the devices to its arsenal, while Democrats and civil organizations question their safety and oversight