Demand Progress

Trump just handed ICE one of the most dangerous cyber weapons in the world.

After Trump overturned Biden-era restrictions, ICE reactivated its contract with Paragon and regained access to the company’s Graphite spyware that can hack into cell phones, including encrypted messages.¹

In Europe, Paragon’s malware has allegedly been used to target journalists and activists, undermining basic democratic safeguards. Now, ICE — an agency rounding up people for mass deportations — and a White House targeting political enemies and violating basic civil liberties will have another weapon to break the law and spy on people.² Congress must immediately stop ICE from using Paragon’s tech for its insidious, unconstitutional surveillance.

Sign the petition: Urge Congress to ban ICE’s use of Paragon spyware.

One spyware expert warned that these malware tools, “were designed for dictatorships, not democracies built on liberty and protection of individual rights.”³

ICE will use this spyware to further escalate its terror campaign across America. The administration is already working with Big Tech giants like Palantir to spy on and track immigrants, and now with Paragon they will have access to even more horrifying levels of surveillance.⁴

ICE’s use of Paragon will supercharge its ability to target families, advocates, journalists, and anyone the White House deems an enemy. Our lawmakers in the House and Senate need to take action to stop this escalation in the Trump administration’s law-breaking mass surveillance.

Sign the petition: Block ICE from using phone-hacking spyware.

Sources:

1. Bloomberg, "ICE to Gain Access to Paragon Spyware After Biden Order Dropped,” September 2, 2025.
2. The Guardian, "Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps,” September 2, 2025.
3. Ibid.
4. Wired, "ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform,” April 18, 2025.