ACLU Sues ICE Over Its Deliberately-Broken Immigrant ‘Risk Assessment’ Software
“A couple of years ago, a Reuters investigation uncovered another revamp of immigration policies under President Trump. ICE has a Risk Classification Assessment Tool that decides whether or not arrested immigrants can be released on bail or their own recognizance. The algorithm had apparently undergone a radical transformation under the new administration, drastically decreasing the number of detainees who could be granted release. The software now recommends detention in almost every case, no matter what mitigating factors are fed to the assessment tool,” reports Techdirt in Above the Law’s Technology.
“ICE is now being sued for running software that declares nearly 100% of detained immigrants too risky to be released pending hearings. The ACLU’s lawsuit opens with some disturbing stats that show how ICE has rigged the system to keep as many people detained as possible.”
