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Original Date Announced
October 31, 2025ICE promulgated a Request for Information (RFI) seeking "Skip Tracing and Process Serving Services using Government furnished case data with identifiable information, commercial data verification and physical observation services . . . to verify alien information, investigate alternative alien address information, confirm the new location of fugitive aliens to [Enforcement and Removal Operations] ERO, and deliver materials/documents to undocumented aliens as appropriate." Under the ICE's proposed system, vendors would be given 10,000 noncitizens to identify, verify, and/or serve with documents under the program, with a potential to receive "further increments of 10,000 aliens." The request notes that "[t]he vendor should prioritize locating the home address [of the noncitizen] and only resort to employment location, failing that."
ICE proposes adopting multiple incentive structures for vendors. "Performance-based incentives" would include bonuses based on successful verification metrics, "[v]olume-based incentives" would reward vendors for completing high percentages of or exceeding their assigned caseload during designated periods, and "quality assurance incentives" would include incentives tied to positive ICE feedback on vendor work and "[c]ompliance with all legal and ethical standards during the verification and delivery process."
Trump 2.0 [ID #2054]
2025.10.31 ICE Request for Information - Skip Tracing and Process Serving ServicesCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Enforcement InteriorAgencies Affected: ICE
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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Commentary
2025.02.25 Reported: Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for 'processing camps' and a private citizen 'army' - Politico
Months before the RFI reported in this action, Politico reported that "[a] group of private military contractors . . . has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of 'processing camps' on military bases, a private fleet of 100 planes, and a 'small army' of private citizens empowered to make arrests." The proposal was made by a "new special entity called 2USV," which "is led by [former Blackwater CEO Erik] Prince . . . and Bill Mathews, the former chief operating officer of Blackwater, the military contractor known for its role in providing security, training and logistical support to U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan during the war on terror." According to Politico, "[t]he group also proposes forming a 'Skip Tracing Team' to use existing records to locate deportees, while sponsoring a 'bounty program which provides a cash reward for each illegal alien held by a state or local law enforcement officer.'" The proposal further suggests "deputizing 10,000 private citizens, including military veterans, former law enforcement officials and retired ICE and CBP officers, giving them expedited training and the same federal law enforcement powers of immigration officials."
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