# Stormont backed CIA-linked firm's software used by Donald Trump’s ICE

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Podcast: [The BelTel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912)
Published: 2026-04-23T23:05:00+00:00
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Stormont, through Invest NI, is funding a CIA-linked firm whose secretive and powerful tech is being used by Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown force - ICE  Software developed in Belfast by Nisos, a company founded by former intelligence operatives, is now being used by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. A former Nisos employee says few people understand the significance of what’s involved, but “it’s like handing a toddler a loaded gun”. Invest NI, is an agency under Sinn Féin Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald’s department – she ordered officials to look into the funding.   The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride joins Ciarán Dunbar.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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