ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build 'ImmigrationOS' Surveillance Platform
Briefly

Palantir Technologies has secured a substantial contract with ICE to enhance its case management system, known as ImmigrationOS. This update enables ICE agents to search individuals using expansive criteria, increasing the system's capabilities significantly. Palantir, which has a longstanding history of working with various government agencies since 2007, has expanded its existing contract with ICE, which now totals $30 million. This underscores the urgency and critical nature of addressing immigration case management needs swiftly and effectively, reflecting Palantir's pivotal role within governmental operations.
No other vendor could meet these timeframes of having the infrastructure in place to meet this urgent requirement and deliver a prototype in less than six months, ICE says in the document.
Palantir has done work at various other government agencies as early as 2007. Aside from ICE, it's worked with the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Internal Revenue Service, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Palantir's case management system allows agents to search for people based on hundreds of categories, including legal status and personal description.
The contract's ImmigrationOS update was first documented on April 11.
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