Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

The article details the technology tools employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to support its intensified deportation efforts under President Donald Trump’s administration. Since taking office, Trump’s administration has overseen approximately 350,000 deportations, with ICE responsible for around 200,000. To enhance its enforcement capabilities, ICE has contracted with several tech companies, notably Clearview AI and Paragon Solutions. Clearview AI provides facial recognition technology by scraping vast internet photo databases, enabling ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to identify victims and offenders in various cases, including child exploitation and assaults on officers. ICE’s contracts with Clearview AI have totaled several million dollars over recent years. Additionally, ICE signed a $2 million contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions in September 2024, intended to provide a comprehensive spyware system including licenses, hardware, and training. However, the Biden administration initially issued a stop work order to review the contract’s compliance with executive orders on commercial