Overview

• US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded Palantir a $29.9 million no-bid contract to develop ImmigrationOS, a system to automate deportation workflows and lifecycle tracking.
• ImmigrationOS is designed to integrate ICE, DHS, and external data sources to prioritize deportation cases and track immigration cases in real-time.
• The system aims to improve efficiency by providing visibility into self-deportations and managing cases from identification to removal.
• Palantir executives defended the contract, emphasizing the company’s bipartisan mission and decade-long partnership with DHS across multiple administrations.
• Critics, including Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham, argue that the system expands government surveillance powers, raising ethical concerns about its impact on civil liberties.