Article Summary

The article reveals that Google has deleted thousands of user reviews from ICE detention facilities on Google Maps, many of which contained personal accounts of life inside these centers, and stopped allowing new reviews without explanation. It suggests Google’s actions help hide the realities of immigration detention and benefit the U.S. government by limiting public scrutiny, especially as the company has also blocked apps that track ICE activity. The piece encourages skepticism about tech companies’ role in controlling access to information about state enforcement operations.