The not insignificant connection between the IDF and ICE:
Israel has an outsized and very specific influence on ICE in one critical area: surveillance and security technology.
Here’s what is documented:
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has contracted for and used Israeli-developed surveillance and phone-hacking tools, including software capable of accessing encrypted communications.
• These tools entered ICE through procurement contracts, not rumors or informal exchanges.
• ICE sits inside Department of Homeland Security, which maintains formal security and technology cooperation frameworks with Israel.
• Members of Congress have publicly questioned ICE about its use of Israeli-made spyware, confirming the relationship exists at an oversight level.
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