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Original Date Announced
September 9, 2025ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) entered into a $9.2 million contract with Clearview AI for software that "provides a unique level of detailed information of independently tested facial image search technology contained in a proprietary database of 50+ billion facial images, representing the largest and most comprehensive facial recognition database available." Clearview's technology allows HSI "to support a broad range of investigations including identifying, locating, and apprehending suspects."
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2025.09.09 HSI - Clearview AI ContractSubsequent Trump and Court Action
December 18, 20252025.12.18 Reported: ICE Uses a Growing Web of AI Services to Power Its Immigration Enforcement and Surveillance - American Immigration Council
The American Immigration Council reports that DHS updated its AI Use Case Inventory in summer 2025 to make some programs "inactive," and added a new pilot, the LIGER GenAI Toolkit. However, rather than reducing AI use, DHS and ICE have consolidated these functions into large vendor-platforms, like systems by Palantir, Clearview AI, and Paragon, that integrate ID scanning, device analytics, video-audio analysis, and social-media monitoring. "Inactive" programs' capabilities persist within these systems, enabling continuous, real-time surveillance and automated enforcement decisions that are difficult to audit. ICE is also expanding contractor-led social-media monitoring, signaling a shift to "always-on" surveillance pipelines.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: EnforcementAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
- February 27, 2020 Reported: ICE, CBP and DOJ use Clearview AI, a facial recognition program to scan social media photos
- April 18, 2025 Palantir granted $30 million to build "ImmigrationOS" surveillance platform for ICE
- August 30, 2025 ICE contracts with Paragon to gain access to sophisticated spyware
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09.09.2025 HSI - Clearview AI Pre-Award
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Commentary
2025.12.26 Politico - ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’
Politico describes how ICE has increased its spending on surveillance technology, reporting that the agency is looking to spend more than $300 million under the Trump administration for social-media monitoring tools, facial recognition software, license plate readers, and services to find where people live and work.
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