ICE Agents Are Using Battlefield Surveillance Technology To Snoop On Cell Phones

A federal warrant unsealed in May reveals how immigration authorities are using an invasive cell phone snooping tool, known as a “Stingray,” once confined to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the first evidence of the device being used for immigration enforcement, and it highlights the need for greater transparency about how state and local police deploy similar tools. As the Detroit News first reported, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent obtained a warrant to d...