Overview
- Amnesty International names Babel Street’s Babel X and Palantir’s Immigration OS as systems that enable large‑scale surveillance, case triage and visa reviews.
- The report ties AI‑assisted monitoring to revocations, detentions and deportations, citing a State Department effort described by the Brennan Center as “Capture and Revoke.”
- Palantir told Amnesty its product is not used to power the State Department’s “Capture and Revoke” program, responding after the group contacted both firms in July.
- Public records cited by Amnesty show CBP has used Babel X at least since 2019 and ICE has relied on Palantir’s case‑management tools since 2014, updated this year as Immigration OS.
- Amnesty warns of bias and high error rates that can miscast pro‑Palestine content as antisemitic, noting expanded enforcement this year including a June peak of more than 60,000 ICE arrests.