{"id":4103,"date":"2025-11-01T06:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T06:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2025-11-01T06:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T06:33:42","slug":"ice-plans-cash-rewards-for-bounty-hunters-to-locate-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=4103","title":{"rendered":"ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Bounty Hunters to Locate Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"has-underline\">U.S. Immigration and <\/span>Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive \u201cmonetary bonuses\u201d depending on how successfully they track down their targets \u2014 and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.<\/p>\n<p>According to the document, which solicits information from interested contractors for a potentially forthcoming contract opportunity, companies hired by ICE will be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate, with further assignments provided in \u201cincrements of 10,000 up to 1,000,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(pullquote)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22PULLQUOTE%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%22pull%22%3A%22right%22%7D) --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"stylized pull-right\" data-shortcode-type=\"pullquote\" data-pull=\"right\"><p><!-- CONTENT(pullquote)[0] -->The solicitation says ICE is considering \u201cmonetary bonuses\u201d paid out based on performance.<!-- END-CONTENT(pullquote)[0] --><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- END-BLOCK(pullquote)[0] --><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26209823-ice-request-for-information-with-bounties-for-successfully-locating-immigrants\/\">solicitation<\/a> says ICE is \u201cexploring an incentive based pricing structure\u201d to encourage quick results, with \u201cmonetary bonuses\u201d paid out based on performance. For example, ICE says contractors might get paid a bonus for identifying a person\u2019s correct address on the first try or finding 90 percent of its targets within a set timeframe. (ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)<\/p>\n<p>The document closely resembles a plan reportedly circulated by a group of military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO and Trump ally Erik Prince.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/25\/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648\">reported<\/a> that Prince and other were pushing for the formation of a private efforts to locate immigrants and a \u201cbounty program which provides a cash reward for each illegal alien held by a state or local law enforcement officer,\u201d according pitch materials obtained by the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(document)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22DOCUMENT%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22EMBED%22%7D)(%7B%22sourceId%22%3A%2226209823-ice-request-for-information-with-bounties-for-successfully-locating-immigrants%22%2C%22sourceName%22%3A%22documentcloud%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fbeta.documentcloud.org%5C%2Fdocuments%5C%2F26209823-ice-request-for-information-with-bounties-for-successfully-locating-immigrants%22%7D) --><br \/>\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"450\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26209823-ice-request-for-information-with-bounties-for-successfully-locating-immigrants\/?embed=1&amp;title=1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #aaa;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n  <!-- END-BLOCK(document)[0] --><\/p>\n<p>The proposal called for \u201cskip-tracing,\u201d a method of using available information to locate people \u2014 something ICE is already handing out multimillion-dollar contracts for, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levernews.com\/ice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-botice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-bot\/\">report<\/a> in The Lever.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, according to the newly published procurement document, private sector ICE contractors will surveil and confirm the home or work addresses of tens of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. and then report their locations back to the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDHS ICE has an immediate need for Skip Tracing and Process Serving Services using Government furnished case data with identifiable information, commercial data verification, and physical observation services, to verify alien address information, investigate alternative alien address information, confirm the new location of aliens, and deliver materials\/documents to aliens as appropriate,\u201d according to the October 31 request for information.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(newsletter)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22NEWSLETTER%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%7D) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-embed flex-col items-center print:hidden\" id=\"third-party--article-mid\" data-module=\"InlineNewsletter\" data-module-source=\"web_intercept_20241230_Inline_Signup_Replacement\">\n<div class=\"-mx-5 sm:-mx-10 p-5 sm:px-10 xl:-ml-5 lg:mr-0 xl:px-5 bg-accentLight hidden\" data-name=\"subscribed\">\n<h2 class=\"font-sans font-light uppercase text-[30px] leading-8 text-white tracking-[0.01em] mb-0\">\n      We\u2019re independent of corporate interests \u2014 and powered by members. 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With this in hand, contractors will surveil their target to confirm the accuracy of their home address, including \u201ctime-stamped photographs of the location,\u201d before reporting back to ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vendor should prioritize the alien\u2019s residence,\u201d the document notes, \u201cbut failing that will attempt to verify place of employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plan entails not just on-the-ground monitoring, but the use of digital surveillance. ICE says contractors can use off-the-shelf surveillance technology to confirm immigrants\u2019 addresses, including \u201cEnhanced location research, which entails automated and manual real-time skip tracing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(promote-post)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22PROMOTE_POST%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%22slug%22%3A%22immigrants%22%2C%22crop%22%3A%22promo%22%7D) -->  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"promote-banner\">\n    <a class=\"promote-banner__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/collections\/the-war-on-immigrants\/\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"promote-banner__image\"><br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"promote-banner__text\">\n<p class=\"promote-banner__eyebrow\">\n            Read Our Complete Coverage          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/aside>\n<p><!-- END-BLOCK(promote-post)[0] --><\/p>\n<p>Surveillance tools that ingest and track mobile phone location data are widely available on the private market, many of them already used by ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple verification sources are recommended to achieve a high confidence level,\u201d the document says, encouraging potential vendors to use \u201call technology systems available.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new procurement document notes that \u201cthe Government is contemplating awarding contracts to multiple vendors\u201d due to the large number of immigrants whose whereabouts it seeks to confirm.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2025\/10\/31\/ice-plans-cash-rewards-for-private-bounty-hunters-to-locate-and-track-immigrants\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive \u201cmonetary bonuses\u201d depending on how successfully they track down their targets \u2014 and how many immigrants they then report to ICE. 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