{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"Stormont backed CIA-linked firm's software used by Donald Trump’s ICE","slug":"stormont-backed-cia-linked-firm-s-software-used-by-donald-trump-s-ice","published_at":"2026-04-23T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/stormont-backed-cia-linked-firm-s-software-used-by-donald-trump-s-ice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/stormont-backed-cia-linked-firms-software-used-by-donald-tru","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/69e9f7ce0b4baf3bf2b83555/media.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"Stormont, through Invest NI, is funding a CIA-linked firm whose secretive and powerful tech is being used by Donald Trump’s …","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/stormont-backed-cia-linked-firm-s-software-used-by-donald-trump-s-ice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/stormont-backed-cia-linked-firm-s-software-used-by-donald-trump-s-ice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}