Oakland PrivacyFeb 24

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are using the free walkie-talkie app Zello to coordinate operations, according to reporting based on bodycam footage and account analysis.

https://www.404media.co/how-ice-and-cbp-use-free-walkie-talkie-app-zello-to-power-their-operations/

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How ICE and CBP Use Free Walkie-Talkie App ‘Zello’ to Power Their Operations

404 Media found multiple users of Zello, an app previously used by January 6 insurrectionists, linked to ICE officials. An officer at the scene of an CBP official shooting a U.S. citizen also used the app.

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Footage from a Chicago shooting scene shows CBP officers using Zello in real time. 404 Media also identified accounts tied to official [email protected] emails and group channels referencing “ERO,” “HSI,” “surveillance,” and “strike team.”
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Zello previously drew scrutiny for hosting channels used by January 6 insurrectionists.

This is a federal deportation apparatus relying on a consumer push-to-talk app.
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