ICE to acquire robot dogs, a tool long feared by civil rights and surveillance experts

Some companies have sought to sever ties with the Trump administration amid its anti-immigrant crackdown — but Boston Dynamics is taking the opposite route.

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

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

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