ICE arsenalMay 27, 2026
ICE buys iris scanners from BI2 Technologies
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ICE awarded a no-bid ceiling contract to BI2 Technologies, providing access to I.R.I.S., "a database of more than five million booking, arrest, and incarceration records from 47 US states." Potentially 1,770 devices on US streets by end of May 2027.
How we know: Fully confirmed, direct primary quote.
“US immigration cops have doled out about $25.1 million to a company called Bi2 Technologies for 1,570 biometric recognition devices”
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- 01The Registerlink being reconstructed
- 02NPR, May 27link being reconstructed
- 03FedScooplink being reconstructed
- 04Biometric Updatelink being reconstructed
- 05Brennan Centerlink being reconstructed