The Digester

404 Media reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officials, including a CBP officer present at a shooting, are using the free app Zello to coordinate enforcement activity, a practice that raises questions about security and oversight.

404 Media found ICE and CBP officials are using the free walkie talkie app Zello to coordinate operations.
A CBP officer who was on the scene when another officer shot a U.S. citizen is among those using the app.
Zello has faced prior criticism for allowing at least two January 6 participants to coordinate there and for hosting hundreds of far right channels.
The report highlights the communication tools relied on during the Trump administration's mass deportation effort.
Use of a consumer messaging app by federal officers raises concerns about privacy, record keeping, and official oversight.

ICE and CBP found using Zello walkie talkie app to coordinate operations

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