It is a David versus Goliath fight, with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spending millions on surveillance technology, while activists and businesses scramble to build tools to protect migrants and others who might encounter federal officers. One migrant safety tool that has surged in popularity since the flood of immigration enforcement agents to Minnesota is TurnSignl. People gather for a candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday. Photo: AFPIt allows users to connect almost instantly to an immigration lawyer when confronted by ICE, as well as to automatically record and upload the encounter to cloud storage. Loosely organized groups of anti-ICE activists have been using encrypted messaging app Signal to flag immigration sweeps and organize spontaneous demonstrations against them.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2026 17:27 UTC