Prohibit domestic surveillance programs government-wide.

Why it matters

In the last year, ICE has greatly expanded its digital surveillance capabilities to an alarming extent. The scope and scale of its surveillance program far exceed what is necessary for mere immigration law enforcement and suggest that ICE is quietly evolving into a secret police force. In September 2025, ICE received authorization to deploy Graphite, a spyware application developed by the Israeli cyber-intelligence company Paragon Solutions. Graphite is a so-called “zero-click” spyware that allows users to break into any iOS or Android device and access all of its encrypted and unencrypted data, activate its cameras, and turn on its microphones. This is essentially the same product as the infamous Pegasus spyware sold by NSO Group. Like Pegasus, Graphite has its own history of weaponization against journalists and activists. In April 2025, ICE awarded a $30 million contract to Palantir for the development of an artificial intelligence-driven data analysis platform called ImmigrationOS. The software pulls together massive datasets and analyzes them to identify targets for ICE operations. ICE also acquired the services of Zignal Labs, which sifts through billions of social media posts each day and highlights content that is critical of ICE and the Trump administration, what DHS calls “potential threats against the agency.” These developments in the context of President Trump’s broader campaign to intimidate his opponents and criminalize dissent are clear causes for concern.