#Blackwater Successor Hunts #Immigrants for #ICE

#ConstellisHoldings, which traces its roots to #ErikPrince’s #mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a #BountyHunter.

by Sam Biddle
January 3 2026

Excerpt: "#Constellis was formed in 2014 through the merger of #Academi, previously known as Blackwater, and #TripleCanopy, a rival mercenary contractor. The combined companies and their subsidiaries have reaped billions from contracts for guarding foreign military installations, embassies, and domestic properties, along with work for the Department of Homeland Security [#DHS] and U.S. spy agencies.

"Blackwater, founded in 1997 by Erik Prince, renamed itself multiple times over the years after it sparked international scandal for its violent work in #Iraq. In 2007, Blackwater #mercenaries massacred 14 #civilians in #Baghdad; several of its contractors serving prison sentences for the killings were pardoned by President Donald #Trump in 2020.

"Prince resigned as CEO of Blackwater in 2009, and Constellis says it has no relationship with him.

"Though there are no ties between them, Constellis’s move to serve as a bounty hunter for ICE aligns with Prince’s reported interest in privatizing immigration enforcement.

"The government has so far paid Constellis $1.5 million, with the potential for the total to grow to more than $113 million.

"In February, Politico reported that Prince — a longtime and steadfast Trump ally — was among a group of military contractors who urged the federal government to employ a '#SkipTracingTeam' and 'bounty program which provides a cash reward' to incentivize the rapid tracking of immigrants. The proposal suggested that, due to a lack of federal manpower, ICE should deputize private citizens to help track down immigrants."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/03/blackwater-successor-constellis-omniplex-hunts-immigrants-for-ice/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8sHUN

#NoHumanIsIllegal #ResistICE #HuntingImmigrants #ErikPrinceColonialism #ErikPrinceIsWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #USPol #TrumpSucks #ChristoFascism

#2USV: Privatisation of Mass “12 million” Deportation (2025)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/erik-prince-trump-deportations

#ProjectVeritas: Privatisation of Spying on and Infiltration of #educationworkers (2020)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/07/chilling-erik-prince-recruited-ex-spies-help-project-veritas-infiltrate-groups

#BlackWater #Constellis

US mercenary firms compete for 'huge contracts' to control security in north Gaza

Israel is examining the launch of a “pilot program” that could see US private security firms replace the army in northern Gaza
to “accompany food and medicine convoys” for Palestinians who remain in the devastated region, according to a report by Israeli daily Globes.

Among the top competitors for the multi-million dollar contract are #Constellis, the direct successor to infamous mercenary company #Blackwater,
and #Orbis, a little-known South Carolina company run by former generals that has worked with the Pentagon for 20 years.

Officials say the pilot program for north Gaza aims to “prevent Hamas or other gangs from taking over the aid trucks and free the IDF soldiers from the dangerous mission.”
The UN has said these gangs are likely “benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence” or “protection” from the Israeli army.

In October, a third US security firm – Global Delivery Company ( #GDC )
– which describes itself as “Uber for warzones"
– claimed to be working with another firm to create and manage “humanitarian bubbles” in Gaza.

GDC is run by Mordechai Kahane, an Israeli businessman who worked with Israeli intelligence during the war on Syria to arm extremist groups seeking to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Although no official figure exists about the size of the contracts being offered by Tel Aviv for these mercenary firms, Globes cites Lt. Col. Yochanan Zoraf, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and former advisor on Arab affairs in the Israeli army, as saying the figure will likely reach
“billions of shekels per year.”

“These are not companies that will manage the daily lives of the residents,” Zoraf claims, adding that “peripheral responsibility for the defense of [north Gaza] as well as the civil responsibility itself” falls at Israel's feet.
The former army officer also says Tel Aviv will likely “ask that the US – or an outside party – finance the program

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/27879

To Obscure the Scope of Post-October 7 US Support for #Israel, the #Biden Administration Is Discreetly Funneling Money to Corporate Military Contractors that Operate in the Country

#KenSilverstein #WashingtonBabylon

https://www.washingtonbabylondc.com/p/exclusive-to-obscure-the-scope-of
#Palestine #Gaza #WarOnGaza #PMCs #Constellis #USpol #USpolitics @palestine