Palantir reports 1.4% effective tax rate amid contracts with Israeli military and U.S. ICE

A U.S.-based artificial‑intelligence group has confirmed that its technology is being employed by both the Israeli Defense Forces and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency that operated under the Trump administration. The company, which specializes in natural‑language processing and data‑analysis tools, has licensed its software for a range of applications in national security and immigration enforcement.

According to the group’s statements, the Israeli military has integrated the AI platform into its intelligence‑analysis workflow, using it to sift through large volumes of open‑source information and to generate actionable insights for operational planning. Meanwhile, ICE used the same system to streamline the review of asylum claims and to prioritize cases for further investigation. Both deployments were reportedly made under separate agreements that specify the scope and limits of the technology’s use.

The dual use of the AI system highlights the growing role of commercial machine‑learning tools in defense and law‑enforcement contexts. While the company maintains that its software is designed to augment human decision‑making, the arrangements have drawn attention from privacy advocates and policy analysts who track the expanding intersection of artificial intelligence and public‑sector security operations.