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2023-05-13 15:07:09 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 32DEC74B3464A8F2FCE82E666A7EFB18238192C0DFC3B6ED9AE23EB7F931E1CA
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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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