ICE may soon have a new weapon in its arsenal. The White House has reversed a Biden-era decision to suspend the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s purchase of software from commercial spyware maker Paragon Solutions.

Israel-based Paragon Solutions' contract with ICE was signed in September of 2024, but quickly placed under review by the Biden administration for noncompliance with the former President's 2023 executive order that barred the US government from purchasing or using commercial spyware. That order included a number of exceptions - including allowing the purchase of commercial spyware owned and operated by a US-based company.

Journalist Jack Poulson first reported the Saturday contract modification that lifted Biden's stop work order. The contract was likely reinstated

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