Documents show ICE wants a nonstop social media surveillance system
Documents show ICE wants a nonstop social media surveillance system  
Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published On: Thu Oct 16 2025
Description: Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to set up an around-the-clock social media surveillance network, according to public documents reviewed by WIRED magazine.Under the proposal, ICE would partner with private contractors to monitor platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for information and leads that can be passed on to officers in the field. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Dell Cameron, senior writer at WIRED who broke the story, about the proposed structure of this new surveillance program.