DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad
The Department of Homeland Security is hiring private contractors to track and photograph the homes of deported immigrants abroad to enforce collection of massive fines. Critics argue these measures, which include wage garnishment and credit damage, lack due process and are designed to intimidate individuals.
The documents, which cap the so-called Tracing and Payment Recovery Services program at $9 million over the next two years, call for “commercial data verification and physical observation services” to confirm where each person lives. They list photographs of the home as acceptable evidence, along with records such as utility bills, employment files, court documents, or, if the person has died, a death certificate.
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