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flag The Trump administration gave 13 unvetted firms $1.2B for immigration surveillance without public bidding.

flag The Trump administration awarded open-ended contracts to 13 private firms, potentially totaling $1.2 billion, to help locate and verify the whereabouts of suspected undocumented immigrants. flag The contracts, issued just before Christmas without a public bidding process, involve data verification and in-person surveillance. flag Some companies have no prior government contracting history and list post office boxes or residential addresses as their offices, raising concerns about their ability to handle sensitive data securely. flag The move marks a major expansion of private sector involvement in immigration enforcement, but details about oversight, qualifications, and long-term implications remain unclear.

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