"Civil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to force the release of records detailing whether federal immigration agencies are using sophisticated Israeli spyware to track, monitor, and target immigrants and activists across the country. The lawsuit, filed on Oct. 30 in federal court by Just Futures Law and the Center for Constitutional Rights, demands that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) comply with Freedom of Information Act requests."
""The public has the right to know whether and to what extent the U.S. government deploys powerful spyware to infect people's phones, extract data, and surveil people's daily communications," Julie Mao, an attorney at Just Futures Law, said in a press release. "Like other law enforcement agencies, ICE employs various forms of technology to investigate violations of the law, while appropriately respecting civil liberties and privacy interests," an ICE spokesperson said in response to a request for comment."
Civil rights attorneys filed a federal lawsuit demanding release of records showing whether ICE and CBP use Israeli spyware to track immigrants and activists. The suit seeks compliance with FOIA requests concerning contracts with Cellebrite and Paragon Solutions, companies tied to surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, and protesters. Attorneys warned that immigrant rights face urgent risk as arrests, detentions, and protest-related charges rise. ICE acknowledged use of various technologies to investigate law violations while asserting respect for civil liberties and privacy. CBP did not respond. ICE holds two active Cellebrite contracts totaling $11 million and has worked with the company for over a decade.
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