Small Boats Migrants Tracked With Bar-Coded Wristbands

The Home Office confirmed use of the devices on Thursday

Wristbands are removed from migrants wrists before entering their hotel rooms before transfering to migrant shelters in Indio, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Illegal immigrants arriving on small boats are being fitted with bar-coded wristbands to keep tabs on their movements.

The Home Office confirmed to The Epoch Times on Thursday it started using the new technology—similar to hospital patient tags—to “help improve the monitoring of arrivals while they are in processing sites.”