'Constantly afraid': immigrants on life under the US government's eye

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/08/us-immigrants-isap-ice-bi-ankle-monitor

Macarena had just put on a pair of skinny jeans when her phone rang.

On the other end of the line was an employee from BI Inc, the private contractor tracking Macarena’s whereabouts on behalf of US immigration authorities. The employee had received an alert that the ankle monitor Macarena was wearing had been tampered with, Macarena recalled them saying. They asked if she was trying to take it off.

Macarena was scared and confused. She was trying to make it out of the house with her children, she told the employee, explaining that the tight jeans must have moved the bulky device.

She’d have to come to the local BI office to prove it, the employee responded.

This is the largest supervision program of any U.S. agency, with more than 180,000 people enrolled in it.

BI Inc. got its start monitoring cattle.

[Carlitos Brigante]

1. K & Fuckin' R nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Next day kick. Something to think about, with our new influx of refugees from Afghanistan and

possibly more from Ukraine, if they seek asylum or longer stays.

[fescuerescue]

3. Why would they treat her like she is criminal awaiting trial?

Doesn't make sense.

This is normally only done for being people out on bail, or house arrest.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Because people can make money off it, and our culture supports carceral solutions where there aren't

problems.