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An internal ICE Privacy Threshold Analysis obtained by 404 Media (June 5, 2026) reveals ICE's 'Task Force Module' would let officers in 1,220+ local agencies enrolled in the 287(g) program scan anyone's face against a database of 250+ million DHS and State Department records — no warrant, consent, or notice required. Every photo, match or not, is stored for 15 years, and the agency's own privacy unit admits U.S. citizens will be swept up by the flawed tool.
“An internal ICE Privacy Threshold Analysis obtained by 404 Media (June 5, 2026) reveals ICE's 'Task Force Module' would let officers in 1,220+ local agencies enrolled in the 287(g) program scan anyone's face against a database of 250+ million DHS and State Department records — no warrant, consent, or notice required. Every photo, match or not, is stored for 15 years, and the agency's own privacy unit admits U.S. citizens will be swept up by the flawed tool.”
A document ICE never meant for the public lays out a plan to put facial recognition in the hands of more than a thousand local police departments — and to run your face against a database of a quarter-billion government records the moment an officer decides to look.
In June 2026, 404 Media obtained an ICE Privacy Threshold Analysis describing the 'Task Force Module,' a version of ICE's 'Mobile Fortify' app meant for state and local officers enrolled in the 287(g) deputization program. As of the filing, 1,220 departments across 32 states and two territories were enrolled. Each trained officer would be able to photograph a person during any encounter and instantly query whether that face matches someone subject to deportation.
The app checks faces against more than 250 million images held by DHS and the State Department — passport photos, visa records, and prior immigration encounters. There is no requirement for a warrant, probable cause, or even the person's knowledge that they are being scanned.
The ACLU's Nate Wessler, reviewing the documents, noted the system 'saves our data for 15 years' — meaning every photo taken, whether or not it produces a match, becomes a permanent government record. ICE's own privacy office concedes the tool has already been used against American citizens and has made identification mistakes.
Wessler called the rollout 'a recipe for disaster and for terrorizing members of communities across the country' by putting 'a flawed face recognition app in the hands of many thousands of local police.' The expansion proceeded without the privacy impact assessments normally required before such a deployment.
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