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October 9, 2025

WaPo: One-Quarter of FBI's Agents Assigned to Immigration Enforcement
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In immigration news, The Washington Post reports nearly a quarter of the
FBI's roughly 13,000 agents are currently assigned to immigration
enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest
FBI field offices. Data show agents have been pulled from investigations
into cybercrimes, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and
more.

Meanwhile, Apple has quietly removed the citizen reporting app De ICER
from its App Store. The app is used by activists and immigrant
communities to track ICE activity. Migrant Insider reports the decision
effectively treats federal immigration agents as a protected class - a
novel interpretation of Apple's hate speech policy that shields one of
the most powerful arms of the federal government from public scrutiny.


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