ICE confirms use of Graphite spyware to intercept encrypted messages targeting fentanyl traffickers; civil rights concerns raised over potential surveillance of immigrants, journalists, protesters in U.S.

ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

A man holds his phone up next to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol agent during an immigration raid in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. The top official of CBP's sister agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed last week that the agency is using powerful spyware that can hack into phones. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using spyware tools that can intercept encryp...