Silvia Foster-Frau

THE OFFENSE

The Washington Post claimed that using ankle monitoring devices to track illegal aliens is inhumane and “steeped in controversy.”

THE TRUTH

Ankle monitoring devices have been used to track criminals for decades and are considered uncontroversial in mainstream American jurisprudence.

KEY POINTS

• The Washington Post mischaracterized the use of ankle monitors as inhumane and “steeped in controversy.” When in fact, there is well-documented precedent for this common law enforcement method.

SOURCES

• ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors
• The Evolution Of Electronic Monitoring Devices