Along the Texas-Mexico border a group of citizens, with the help of grassroot organizations and the ACLU, are given the tools and empowerment to film interactions and arrests by Border Patrol and ICE upon the residents of their community. Since 2003, almost 100 people have been killed by border patrol agents in various situations. ICE’s secrecy and lack of transparency has lead the citizens of Brownsville, Texas to take matters into their own hands by using MigraCam, an app that can livestream suspicious moments to close family members and friends, ensuring a public record of what happens on the ground. Communities like Brownsville have experienced a significant increase in traffic stops for minor — or even falsified — infractions, often leading to deportation. VICE travelled to the US-Mexico border to meet up with the users of MigraCam, following activists as they act as community watchdogs, ensuring public safety. Watch next: Inside the Copwatch Movement -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRWOeqRWZM Click here to subscribe to VICE: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com More videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/vice The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: www.youtube.com/VICE MUNCHIES: www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES VICE News: www.youtube.com/VICENews VICELAND: www.youtube.com/VICELANDTV Broadly: www.youtube.com/Broadly Noisey: www.youtube.com/Noisey Motherboard: www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV VICE Sports: www.youtube.com/NOC i-D: www.youtube.com/iDmagazine Waypoint: www.youtube.com/Waypoint

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