Ice will handle Google search results for “mass deportations”

American immigrants and customs application (ICE) will modify the dates of publication on the old press releases and Google results for mass deportations, according to a survey of the Tutor.

Docused by an immigration lawyer who spoke to publication under anonymity, the results of the first Google page for state -specific expulsion research has surfaced the obsolete press releases of the immigration agency , exacerbating an environment of fear while federal officials threaten ice incursions in spaces such as schools and schools and workplaces. Confirmed later by the TutorThousands of ice press releases describing expulsion operations in the 50 states were handled with new publication horodatages, the earlier in 2008.

While the pages themselves are labeled as “archived content” on the ice website itself, all the press releases of the organization now bear a HTML horoditing date of January 24, 2025, which implies , at the first glance, a much wider immigration scan praised by the Trump administration in its first 100 days.

Update: February 6, 2025, 1:59 p.m.

“The explanation here is very simple: the website in question has added a” archived content “bar to many of its press releases from 2024 and before (on a variety of subjects), which is why the dates have been updated in research because they were on other search engines.

In a statement sent to the media, Google explained that this applied to all the agency’s press releases, on a range of various subjects, and not only deportations. The new banner reads Ice Current, the archive contains content of a previous administration or is otherwise obsolete. This information is archived and does not reflect current practice. “” Gizmodo Note that similar HTML changes had occurred on ice cream items in November 2024, but which was not done for other federal agencies.

Similar search results also appeared on Bing, according to a technology expert who assessed the complaint. “These are old articles that now appear at the top of Google and Bing research results as recent titles, where no other government agency does this. As a person in technology, I interpranded this as an intentional game for get more clicks, mainly on these deceptive titles, “said the expert Tutor.

President Donald Trump is committed to suppressing immigration in what he hopes to be “The largest interior expulsion operation in the country’s history“Including the displacement of migrant prisoners to the controversy Guantanamo Bay military detention camp.

Big Tech, on the other hand, bowed to many Trump requests, including the deletion of content and policies related to Diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump’s new right man and Dogey chief, Elon Musk, has forcibly taken over several government databases, dismissed employees and closed agencies last week.

Update: February 6, 2025, 4:48 p.m. This story has been updated with additional information on the metadata of press releases and a Google updated quote.