Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Now Monitors About 118,000 Immigrants Through Its Alternatives to Detention Program

Austin Kocher, PhD
2 min readSep 2, 2021

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is monitoring record numbers of immigrants through its “Alternatives to Detention” programs that rely on GPS monitors, smartphone technology, and telephonic reporting to monitor immigrants awaiting the outcome of their deportation cases. According to data updated today by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse in its ‘Quick Facts’ tools, a total of 117,682 people are currently enrolled in Immigration…

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Austin Kocher, PhD

I study America’s immigration enforcement system. Assistant Professor at TRAC. Graduate of OSU Geography. Online at austinkocher.com.