Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has directed agents to put ankle monitors to as many migrants enrolled in its Alternatives to Detention program as possible, potentially shackling up tens of thousands of people, according to a new report.
The Washington Post noted that an agency memo from June urged agents to put ankle monitors on migrants "whenever possible." It added that there are about 183,000 adults enrolled in the program who at some point consented to some form of tracking or mandatory check-ins while waiting for their cases to be solved. Now there are some 24,000 people who are wearing ankle monitors.
