Posted on 04/07/2022 2:31:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
The White House on Wednesday defended the idea of giving smartphones to illegal border crossers, to help them stay in touch with ICE officials.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared indignant after Fox News reporter Peter Doocy questioned her about the program, detailed recently in their reporting.
“I think you, of all people, since you’ve asked me a range of questions on this topic over time, would recognize that we need to take steps to ensure that we know where individuals are and we can track, and we can check in with then,” she replied.
Psaki said the phones provided to migrants and border crossers were part of the administration’s “alternative to detention” program at the border.
There are nearly 180,000 undocumented immigrants in the United States being monitored with traceable devices, according to reports.
The phones, Psaki said, provided migrants the ability monitored by officials using “telephonic” technology — matching a voice print and requiring migrants to call once a week to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
She said tablets and smartphones could also be used to monitor border crossers using “facial matching” and GPS monitoring.
Psaki explained the program was “all part” of the Biden administration’s effort to track migrants coming into the country without having to detain them.
When asked if the administration was concerned about migrants just throwing the phone away, Psaki replied, “Do you have a record of people throwing phones away?”
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“I’m thinking about getting a burner phone, to call back the spammers who send me 10+spam calls a day.”
Won’t work.
99.9% of the time the number they use comes back as out of service.
Does the Biden administration actually believe very many of these people will show up for their court dates?
My guess, about 10% will show up.
The illegal alien invasion was why both parties cheated Trump out.
He was a threat to the largest bipartisan project of the last 30 years.
Don’t worry. They came from Obama’s stash. 🙄
The only difference between free Biden phones that track the user, and people that buy phones and get tracked, is the price.
Okay I am an illegal crossing the border and do not want to be tracked. I have two decisions.
Do I use the free phone if which they can track me of which they will probably not or just go to Walmart and buy a phone? I would recommend they just use the free phone as this administration does not want to catch you. they want your as future voters.
ps I am a white boy married to a Mexican National 28 years now. I am totally fed up with the politics of racism used for political purposes. In Texas this is just normal with interracial marriages.
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