In immigration news, The Washington Post reports nearly a quarter of the FBI’s roughly 13,000 agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest FBI field offices. Data show agents have been pulled from investigations into cybercrimes, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and more.
Meanwhile, Apple has quietly removed the citizen reporting app DeICER from its App Store. The app is used by activists and immigrant communities to track ICE activity. Migrant Insider reports the decision effectively treats federal immigration agents as a protected class — a novel interpretation of Apple’s hate speech policy that shields one of the most powerful arms of the federal government from public scrutiny.