ICE doubled its use of ankle monitors for legal immigrants in the past year: ‘A very harmful phenomenon’ via US news | The Guardian — Agency uses devices, which are uncomfortable and interfere with employment, to push people to self-deport, advocates say Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox For five years, an asylum-seeking woman attended routine check-ins with immigration authorities without issue. At her most recent appointment in October, she was unexpectedly ordered to strap on an ankle monitor, according to her attorney, Deepa Bijpuria. Bijpuria, a supervising attorney in the immig

ICE doubled its ankle monitor use on legal immigrants in the last year. Advocates say the devices are uncomfortable and hinder employment, pote...

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