ICE AI Surveillance Arsenal Grows as Agency Defies Courts; DHS Deploys ELITE, Mobile Fortify, ImmigrationOS

DHS has deployed a layered AI surveillance system including Palantir's ELITE targeting app, Mobile Fortify facial recognition, and the new ImmigrationOS platform built on a $30 million Palantir contract. ICE's at-large arrests in communities have increased 600% under the current administration. A separate NPR investigation documented how the surveillance web extends beyond enforcement to tracking and monitoring immigrant communities.