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2023-05-13 15:58:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 56AA05AABB294BDDA3460FAD9028ECB4BFDE1E08AEC8332C34CA742D18F55A66
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Tweet is factual. Illegal Immigrants are being given free cell phones. In October of 2022 it was reported these phones cost $361,218.08 per day and with the huge influx this will rise. https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/costly-failure-biden-admin-gave-300k-smartphones-to-migrants-costs-over-360k-a-day-cell-phone-alternatives-detention-program-ice-customs-immigration-illegal-president-white-house-joe-mexico-border https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/05/video-biden-dhs-handing-out-smart-phones-to-illegal-immigrants-report/ It tracks illegal immigrants via monthly check-ins via phone not GPS. https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-admin-awards-80-million-contract-that-prohibits-gps-monitoring-of-illegal-immigrants/
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