Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Microsoft says it does not think US ICE uses firm's tech for mass surveillance of civiliansThe statement from the technology company came in response to a report by The Guardian that said ICE deepened its reliance on Microsoft's...
19 Feb, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Google workers speak out in open letter against company’s links to immigration crackdownNearly a thousand Google employees have signed an open letter. They are calling for transparency on contracts with ICE and CBP. Employees a...
08 Feb, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Palantir CEO defends surveillance tech as US government contracts boost salesThe data analytics company said revenue derived from the U.S. government spiked 66% in the fourth quarter from the year-ago period to $570 ...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
Capgemini to sell unit used to tracking migrants in United StatesCapgemini is selling its US government unit. This follows criticism over its work with the US immigration agency ICE. The French IT firm fa...
02 Feb, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Level playing field? Tech at forefront of US immigration fightTechnology is now a major battleground between US authorities and migrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions on sur...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends company’s ICE ties and data ethicsPalentir CEO Alex Karp's comments, made at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, come in the backdrop of criticism the company has faced due ...
04 Dec, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
ICE opens door to $281 mn payouts as Trump hands migrant tracking to private contractorsImmigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding its plan to outsource immigrant tracking to private surveillance firms, removing spending ...
26 Nov, 2025, 01.49 PM IST
Citizens are tracking ICE in real time to warn migrants. Is that legal?Across the U.S., activists are increasingly monitoring ICE agents, using social media and apps to alert communities to their presence. Thes...
03 Sep, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
Inside ICE's $30 mn deal with Palantir to track immigrants’ movements using AIUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is partnering with Palantir Technologies to develop ImmigrationOS, an AI platform for identify...
23 Aug, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
US immigration detention hits record high with over 60,000 heldImmigration detention numbers in the US have surged to over 60,000, surpassing previous records. Under President Trump's second term, ICE a...
12 Aug, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
Trump channels Xi’s China surveillance playbook as ICE deploys facial recognition app to identify peopleThe Trump administration is expanding its surveillance capabilities by equipping ICE officers with 'Mobile Fortify,' a smartphone app for r...
27 Jun, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
Palantir Under Siege: Protesters rage over surveillance, ICE links in NYC office blockadePalantir Technologies faced protests due to its contracts with ICE and alleged involvement with the Israeli military in developing surveill...
27 Jun, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
How AI is aiding Trump's immigration crackdownUnder President Trump, the U.S. is increasing its use of AI and surveillance to track and arrest immigrants, raising concerns about accurac...
18 Apr, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigrationWhile immigration officials have used the tech for years, an October letter from the Department of Homeland Security obtained exclusively b...
27 Nov, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Surveillance tech advances by Joe Biden could aid in Donald Trump's promised crackdown on immigrationThe incoming Trump administration is poised to leverage AI-powered tools, including a "Hurricane Score" algorithm and the SmartLINK surveil...
27 Nov, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
200,000 immigrants under US surveillance gaze, data feared to be misusedAmid the proposed expansion of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program by the Biden Administration, which tracks around 200,000 immigr...
14 Mar, 2022, 10.23 PM IST