The FBI is looking for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into drones, according to federal procurement documents. On Thursday, the FBI put out the call to potential vendors of AI and machine learning technology to be used in unmanned aerial systems in a so-called “request for information,” where government agencies request companies submit initial information…
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ICE Investigations, Powered by Nvidia
Nvidia, the computing giant that this week became the world’s first $5 trillion company, is powering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s investigative division, according to federal records reviewed by The Intercept. This summer, ICE renewed access to software tools for use by Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, an enforcement division previously tasked with transnational crime…
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ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE. According…
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Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril
Anduril Industries is a major beneficiary of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a section that essentially grants the weapons firm a monopoly on new surveillance towers for U.S. Customs and Border Protection across the southern and northern borders. The legislation, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, provides significant…
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ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
Amid anger and protest over the Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to monitor and locate “negative” social media discussion about the agency and its top officials, according to contract documents reviewed by The Intercept. Citing an increase in threats to ICE agents and leadership, the agency…
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These Tech Firms Won’t Tell Us If They Will Help Trump Deport Immigrants
President-elect Donald Trump vows to start his second term with the immediate mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. Like everything else, deportations of the 21st century are an increasingly data-centric undertaking, tapping vast pools of personal information sold by a litany of companies. The Intercept asked more than three dozen companies in the data…