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ICE to spend $2M on robot dogs for immigration crackdown

Headline from WFLA, on the newest of 2 developments

ICE says the robot dogs aren't attack dogs and are intended to improve officer safety.

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  1. ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

    Headline from MyStateline ·

  2. Newest

    ICE to spend $2M on robot dogs for immigration crackdown

    Headline from WFLA ·

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53 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss ICE plans to spend up to $2 million on robot "dogs" for immigration enforcement operations.

  2. ABC News

    ICE plans to purchase robot dogs (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to spend up to $2 million on robot dogs, according to a federal procurement notice.

  3. The Hill

    ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency…

  4. Newsweek

    ICE Could Deploy Robot Dogs: How Would They Be Used (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    ICE is considering spending up to $2M on robot dogs for inspections, hazard assessments and officer safety.

  5. WFLA

    ICE to spend $2M on robot dogs for immigration crackdown (opens WFLA)

    Published

    WFLA's feed description

    ICE says the robot dogs aren't attack dogs and are intended to improve officer safety.

  6. BizPac Review

    ICE is about to unleash the ROBOT DOGS — and the $2 million plan is pure sci-fi (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    A newly published funding document revealed the Department of Homeland Security’s intent to spend seven figures on incorporating a different kind of “dog” to uphold national sovereignty. […]

  7. Washington Examiner

    ICE buying robot dogs to help in Trump immigration enforcement operations (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in the process of adding 10,000 more deportation officers to its workforce and now plans to supplement those men and women with robot dogs during interior immigration enforcement operations.

  8. New Boston Post

    ICE Plans To Buy Massachusetts-Made Robot Dogs For Immigration Raids (opens New Boston Post)

    Published

    New Boston Post's feed description

    ICE will spend up to $2 million on robot dogs made by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics for use during immigration enforcement raids.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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