Dueling apps bring the immigration policy battle to your smartphone

By Anna Giaritelli

Published April 22, 2018 4:00am ET

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Dueling apps bring the immigration policy battle to your smartphone — A man is detained by Border Patrol officials after breaching border fencing separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in San Diego. The man, who said he was from Chiapas, Mexico, was detained by agents as they prepared for a news conference to announce that contractors have begun building eight prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico. | (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The battle over immigration policy that has raged for years in Congress is now playing out on your smartphone.

This week, a federal law enforcement agency and a civil liberties organization each launched phone apps — the former is focused on helping enforce immigration laws, while the latter is aimed at shedding light on what some say is the unjust treatment of immigrants as they try to enter the country.

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