On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented immigrants and US citizens alike. The details, including the company behind the app, were published as part of DHS’s 2025 AI Use Case Inventory, which federal agencies are required to release periodically. CBP says that Mobile Fortify became “operational” at the beginning of May last year, while ICE got access to it on May 20, 2025. CBP says the app’s vendor is NEC, while ICE notes it was developed partially in house. Both CBP and ICE say the app is “high-impact” and “deployed.”DHS and ICE did not respond to requests for comment.