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Maria Villarroel

Trump Admin Using Tech From Largest Private Prison Operator To Track Down Hundreds Of Migrants

ICE officers (Credit: (Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images)

Geo Group, the largest private prison operator in the U.S., has become one of the Trump administration's most lucrative allies, with their surveillance tools used to track and help detain undocumented migrants, a new report shows.

Geo Group is the maker of a government-issued app used as part of an immigration surveillance program. Over the past decade, the company has also risen to prominence as a result of its digital tools, which include ankle monitors, smart watches and other tracking devices. Those products are now helping President Trump's deportation efforts by providing the whereabouts of unauthorized migrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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