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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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José Olivares in New York

‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children

A blurry child's head in the foreground, with adult hands operating a cellphone and an ICE badge on a waistband beyond.
A child with his family and an ICE agent in the halls of immigration court at the federal building in New York City on 23 July 2025. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to a private security company that has faced accusations of “torture” and “enforced disappearance” to assist in tracking down undocumented immigrant children who arrived in the US alone, a contracting document shows.

ICE has stepped up its work so much in pursuing these minors in the US that it has contracted out some of its mission to a third party to put “boots on the ground” and locate immigrant children previously released from US government custody.

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