ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations

The dog-like robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that could be unsafe for officers, a DHS official says.

WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs and Enforcement plans to spend as much as $2 million to purchase robot “dogs” that the agency would use in immigration enforcement operations, according to a government funding document reviewed by NBC News.

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