A new TechCrunch report reveals that ICE spent $825,000 on vehicles equipped with “cell‑site simulators” — devices that mimic cell towers to trick nearby phones into connecting, allowing agents to collect identifiers, location data, and potentially intercept calls or texts. The vehicles, built by TechOps Specialty Vehicles, expand ICE’s covert surveillance capabilities and follow a similar $818,000 contract from 2024. Civil liberties experts warn this technology can scoop up data from bystanders, raising major privacy concerns. [techcrunch.com]