Constellis, Ex-Blackwater Firm, Wins ICE Contract to Track Immigrants Nationwide
Constellis Holdings, the company descended from Erik Prince’s former Blackwater mercenary firm has been tapped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help locate and track immigrants targeted for removal, according to The Intercept.
Federal procurement documents reviewed by The Intercept confirm that on December 15, 2025, ICE awarded Constellis a “skip tracing” contract to find and report the whereabouts of roughly 1.5 million people on its non-detained docket.
The contract effectively hires Constellis to pursue individual tracking and relay location information back to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations.
This move has raised questions because skip tracing typically involves detailed surveillance and investigative work to confirm addresses and may include physical confirmation of residence or workplace.
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“The government is expanding how it enforces immigration laws by outsourcing this function to private industry,” an advocate tracking the policy told The Intercept.
Constellis is the product of merged entities that once included Blackwater, the controversial private military contractor founded by Erik Prince in 1997.
Civil liberties groups and immigration experts say turning tracking work over to private firms could create incentive structures that resemble bounty hunting, with minimal public oversight.
ICE has not publicly commented on this specific award or its oversight measures, and Constellis did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
What happens next…
More details about contract value and operational oversight are expected as journalists and watchdogs continue reviewing federal procurement records.
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