ICE Reactivates Paragon Spyware, Boosts Palantir And Clearview For Deportation Dragnet

EFF’s newsletter flags ICE’s reactivation of a Paragon phone‑hacking spyware contract and concurrent buys of surveillance tools like Palantir analytics and Clearview AI facial recognition. The piece warns these procurements expand data‑driven immigration enforcement and elevate civil liberties risks, linking to audio commentary and prior reporting. It situates the contracts within a broader push to scale removals through pervasive digital surveillance.