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.