Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer takes a video as they stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an ICE detention center on May 27, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.

(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

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