ICE Hands Palantir Millions for Comprehensive Analysis of Known Groups
a year ago
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- ICE paid Palantir tens of millions to modify a database for 'complete target analysis of known populations'.
- Updates include new targeting, enforcement priorities, and self-deportation tracking capabilities.
- Palantir's work supports ICE's mass deportation infrastructure, linked to recent controversial arrests.
- ICE's Investigative Case Management (ICM) system connects to multiple federal databases, including FBI, DEA, and CIA.
- ICM allows filtering by categories like residency status, physical traits, employment, and license plate data.
- Privacy advocates criticize Palantir and ICE for enabling rights violations and lacking transparency.
- ICE's Acting Director compared immigrant roundups to Amazon's package delivery system.
- Neither ICE nor Palantir responded to requests for comment.