# ICE Commits $71.6M to Massachusetts Contractors

From January 20, 2025, through September 29, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed a net $71.6 million to 27 Massachusetts-based contractors, with nearly $52 million recorded in 2026 through September 29. The spending spans biometrics, armored vehicles, telecommunications, aviation, and robotics, giving suppliers in those fields a concrete indication of ICE demand while raising procurement considerations around sole-source awards, oversight, and reputational exposure.

- The reported spending includes a $25 million ICE contract with BI2 Technologies for mobile biometric identification capabilities and approximately $5.2 million across four Lenco Industries contracts for BearCat armored vehicles.
- Massachusetts firms serving these markets can use the spending pattern to assess the agency’s demand areas, while distinguishing reported commitments from open solicitations or future awards.
- Companies evaluating ICE work should examine whether specific opportunities are competed or sole-source and weigh associated oversight and reputational risks before pursuing prime or subcontracting roles.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Office of the Governor of Massachusetts

### Vendors
- BI2 Technologies (ICE contractor; provider of iris-scanning and facial-recognition technology)
- Lenco Industries (ICE contractor; armored vehicle manufacturer)
- Granite Telecommunications (ICE contract holder for telecommunications services)
- CSI Aviation (ICE contractor; broker facilitating deportation flights)
- Boston Dynamics (Robot manufacturer; its robots were modified for ICE use under a deal involving Radeco)

### Key Quotes
> You have a choice to either continue profiting from ICE’s unlawful tactics that are depriving people of due process and separating parents from their children, or you can stand with the people and communities you say that you serve.
> — Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts

> DHS has such a surplus of money and no accountability for it. It’s just eager to spend.
> — Charles Tiefer, professor emeritus

### Sources
- [ICE goes on a spending spree, and Mass. companies cash in](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/business/ice-contracts-massachusetts-businesses-profit) - The Boston Globe