Overview

• Amnesty’s report released August 21 alleges authorities use Babel Street’s Babel X and Palantir’s Immigration OS to scan social media, track movements, and prioritize deportations.
• The report ties these tools to the State Department’s Capture and Revoke program, which reviews foreigners’ posts for apparent support of designated terrorist groups to cancel visas.
• Palantir responds that its product does not power Capture and Revoke and rejects claims that it violates migrants’ rights.
• Public records cited by Amnesty show CBP has used Babel X since at least 2019, while ICE employs Palantir systems updated this year under the Immigration OS label.
• Amnesty calls on Babel Street and Palantir to end Trump administration contracts and highlights escalating enforcement, with ICE detentions peaking in June at more than 60,000 arrests.