This marks the first mass-scale implementation of mandatory physical tracking devices on a civilian population in the US, transitioning from voluntary app-based monitoring to compulsory wearable GPS. The scale (183,000 people) and mandatory nature creates an unprecedented infrastructure for continuous human tracking that combines biometric identification with real-time location monitoring - a technical prototype for prophesied population control systems.
ICE Expands Digital Shackles: 183K Migrants Under GPS Control
📰 What Happened
ICE has dramatically expanded its electronic surveillance program, mandating GPS ankle monitors for most adult immigrants in its Alternatives to Detention program. The June 9 directive from Acting Assistant Director Dawnisha M. Helland requires agents to escalate supervision to ankle monitors 'whenever possible.' This affects over 183,000 individuals, replacing the previous SmartLINK app system ($4/day) that used facial recognition and geolocation. The shift represents a major escalation from selective to widespread biometric tracking.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The economic dimensions are striking: ICE's shift from a $4/day app to costlier GPS monitors signals that control is prioritized over cost efficiency. This mirrors Revelation's prophecy where economic participation becomes inseparable from surveillance. The system's private contractor involvement demonstrates how commercial entities will facilitate government tracking systems. The integration of biometric identification (facial recognition) with physical monitoring (GPS) creates the technical foundation for restricting movement and economic activity based on compliance - exactly the infrastructure needed for the prophesied mark-based economic system.