Leaked Files Expose ICE Liaisons at U.S. Military Commands With Surveillance Access
Hacker group releases DHS personnel files revealing immigration enforcement officials embedded across SOCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, and CENTCOM with access to advanced tracking tools.
What to know
- Leaked DHS files expose previously undisclosed ICE liaisons embedded across four U.S. military commands (SOCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, CENTCOM) with access to advanced surveillance systems including cell phone tracking and database integration tools.
- ICE-military intelligence integration has been largely opaque; SOCOM and CENTCOM connections were entirely unreported until the breach, while SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM relationships have been minimally acknowledged in official channels.
- DHS issued legal demands to suppress the searchable archive, but copies remain accessible online, creating ongoing security and privacy concerns for exposed personnel.
“aware of a potential breach and working to address the situation swiftly and effectively.”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DHS official statement · The Washington Post (cited in Reason) ↗ · Oct 28
Department of Peace Hacker groupU.S. Department of Homeland Security Target of breachU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Subject of exposure
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Searchable ICE leak archive resurfaces as journalism investigation accelerates
The ICEpick archive came back online at a new address (icepicx.is) following its initial takedown, attracting widespread journalistic and researcher investigation into the previously hidden DHS organizational structure and the depth of ICE-military integration.
“They have our information, so it's only fair that we have theirs.”
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NEW: Leaked U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel files reportedly show ICE liaisons assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command, Africa Command, Southern Command, and Central Command in the Middle East, with access to surveillance tools, including systems provided by
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Further update: The searchable archive for the US DHS Icepick leak is now online again at icepicx dot is It is a feeding frenzy of journalists and researchers investigating the once-hidden DHS hierarchy with Reason being the first outlet I've seen with actual red meat reporting from the leak, how intertwined ICE and the US Military are. https://…
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DHS confirms breach, demands takedown of searchable leak archive — The Department of Homeland Security told The Washington Post it was "aware of a potential breach" and working to address it. DHS sent a legal demand to the domain host of ICEpick, a searchable version of the leaked database, requiring it to stop serving personnel contact and location data.
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Leaked files detail ICE surveillance tool access across military commands — Investigation of the leaked DHS database reveals ICE officials are listed as users of PenLink (enabling cell phone tracking and location-based data collection), Palantir's FALCON (combining governmental and commercial databases), and RAVEN systems. An HSI unit chief oversees military liaisons in Tampa (SOCOM), Stuttgart (AFRICOM), Doral (SOUTHCOM), and an HSI contractor operates as a CENTCOM analyst at the National Targeting Center in Virginia.
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Hacker group releases DHS personnel database revealing ICE-military liaisons — A group calling itself the Department of Peace posted a massive collection of U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel files online, exposing ICE liaisons at SOCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, and CENTCOM with access to surveillance technology. The hackers included a statement explaining their rationale.