{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/69e9f7ce0b4baf3bf2b83555?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stormont backed CIA-linked firm's software used by Donald Trump’s ICE ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1776938973915-d3cb0adc-8f54-4ae8-b18b-5e1458f25a38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Stormont, through Invest NI,&nbsp;is funding&nbsp;a&nbsp;CIA-linked firm whose secretive and powerful tech is being used by&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;Trump’s&nbsp;immigration crackdown force -&nbsp;ICE&nbsp;&nbsp;Software developed in Belfast by&nbsp;Nisos, a company founded by former intelligence operatives, is now being used by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.&nbsp;A former&nbsp;Nisos&nbsp;employee&nbsp;says&nbsp;few people understand the significance of&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;involved, but “it’s like handing a toddler a loaded gun”.&nbsp;Invest NI,&nbsp;is&nbsp;an agency under Sinn Féin Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald’s department&nbsp;– she ordered officials to&nbsp;look into&nbsp;the funding.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Belfast Telegraph’s&nbsp;Northern Ireland editor&nbsp;Sam McBride&nbsp;joins Ciarán Dunbar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}