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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

ICE wants to spend $180M on bounty hunters to track down thousands of immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to hire bounty hunters and private investigators to track down tens of thousands of immigrants to boost arrests under Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, according to government documents.

The agency has an “immediate need” for “skip tracing services,” which could include bounty hunters, bail bondsmen, debt collectors, process services, repossession agents and other investigators, according to procurement documents reviewed by The Independent.

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