ICE explores purchasing robot dogs in enforcement tech push

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.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to spend up to $2 million on robot dogs, according to a federal procurement notice.

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.