What Is ICE Doing with This Israeli Spyware Firm?

ICE reactivation of spyware contract raises alarm about next steps

Rachel Maddow alerts viewers to reports of a government contract with a spyware company that was banned during the Biden administration that is being reactivated by Donald Trump's ICE. The company, Paragon Solutions, has offered no comment, nor has ICE, leaving it to the American public to remain vigilant for any overstepping by the Trump administration.

What is ICE doing with this Israeli spyware firm?

The Department of Homeland Security restored a $2 million contract with Paragon, maker of the Graphite surveillance tool, despite civil liberties concerns.

ICE Revives Contract With Previously Banned Spyware Maker

ICE will have access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack into any phone and view encrypted messages. The Department of Homeland Security first entered into a contract with Paragon Solutions in 2024. But the Biden Administration put the $2 million deal on pause as it faced compliance reviews related to privacy and security concerns. The Guardian reports that the pause has now been lifted, allowing ICE to have access to the tool. Paragon’s Graph…