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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is proposing a round-the-clock social media surveillance team that would function as an intelligence arm of its Enforcement and Removal Operations division. The unit would gather tips, examine public posts across platforms such as Facebook, Reddit and TikTok, and use commercial databases like LexisNexis Accurint and Thomson Reuters CLEAR to compile dossiers for field offices. Turnaround times are set at 30 minutes for urgent cases, one hour for high‑priority leads, and the workday for lower‑priority matters. The plan also calls for artificial‑intelligence tools and a budget exceeding a million dollars annually. Read more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has broadened its technological arsenal, securing contracts with facial recognition firm Clearview AI, Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions, data broker LexisNexis, and analytics giant Palantir. These agreements provide ICE with capabilities ranging from identifying individuals in child‑exploitation cases to accessing extensive public‑records databases and sophisticated case‑management systems. The contracts, some valued in the millions, reflect a continued reliance on commercial surveillance tools to support immigration enforcement and related investigations. Read more