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ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

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What happened ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement.
The headline split The Hill frames it as "ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement". WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "DHS report finds immigration enforcement shift coincided with decline in fentanyl investi...".
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The HillNews report · Aug 29, 3:07 AM

ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

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) fundin...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 29, 3:55 AM

US immigration agency explores purchasing robot dogs in enforcement tech push

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

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BloombergNews report · Aug 29, 1:53 AM

ICE Explores Purchasing Robot Dogs in Enforcement Tech Push

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 coun...

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 29, 12:19 AM

DHS report finds immigration enforcement shift coincided with decline in fentanyl investigations

A newly released watchdog report from the Department of Homeland Security found that as Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted priorities toward civil immigration enforcement, federal...

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