U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Palantir’s artificial intelligence to quickly process tips about illegal activities, translating non-English submissions and creating summaries using large language models.
Washington, D.C.: The government is using computer programs from a company called Palantir to help sort through tips faster. These tips come to Immigration and Customs Enforcement about people who might be breaking the law.
The AI service can turn words from one language into English and make short summaries of what the tips say. This helps investigators find urgent cases quickly. The system started working on May 2, 2025.
Officials say this computer help saves time because looking through and grouping tips used to take a lot of work by hand. The AI uses large language models that were trained on public information. The government has worked with Palantir for about 14 years.
When tips come in, investigators check many police and immigration databases before deciding what to do next. The AI makes this process faster while still letting human agents make the final decisions.