Overview

• ICE’s June 9 internal memo calls for GPS ankle monitors for all 183,000 voluntary participants in its Alternatives to Detention program, up from 24,000 currently tracked.
• Monitors must be fitted “whenever possible,” with pregnant women exempted and provided wrist-worn devices instead.
• ICE says the tracking devices will ensure migrants attend immigration hearings and comply with removal orders.
• Migrant rights groups argue the ankle monitors are invasive, uncomfortable and inflict visible stigma on participants.
• The expansion aligns with President Trump’s goal to deport one million individuals annually and relies on private contractors such as Geo Group.