Cellebrite—Received $48.6M+ in ICE contracts since 2008 for immigrant device searches, including $11M in 2025
Between 2008 and April 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement awarded Cellebrite at least 213 contracts worth over $48.6 million for UFED phone extraction technology. A new $11 million contract was signed in 2025. CBP uses Cellebrite to perform warrantless searches at the border. The ACLU filed suit in 2017 claiming searches violated First and Fourth Amendment rights.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Openness | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| User Privacy | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Received $48.6M+ in ICE contracts since 2008 for immigrant device searches, including $11M in 2025
Between 2008 and April 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement awarded Cellebrite at least 213 contracts worth over $48.6 million for UFED phone extraction technology. A new $11 million contract was signed in 2025. CBP uses Cellebrite to perform warrantless searches at the border. The ACLU filed suit in 2017 claiming searches violated First and Fourth Amendment rights.