Facial recognition and license plate reading tools that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security personnel are using in sweeps infringe five patents owned by a Florida company covering systems for analyzing video data, a new federal lawsuit said.
Congressional letters since July 2025 discussing DHS and ICE’s use of drones to survey protesters and software for biometric iris scanning demonstrate infringement because those technologies imply the copying of SecureNet Solutions Group LLC’s inventions, according to a complaint filed in the US Court of Federal Claims.
SecureNet alleges the agencies employed infringing technology during their recent noncitizen removal operations in Minneapolis and actions during the 2025 protests against mass deportation in Los Angeles.
DHS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The complaint, filed Wednesday, asserts inventions are US Patent Nos. 10,587,460, 10,862,744, 11,323,314, 11,929,870, and 12,375,342. It doesn’t name a specific agency or department as a defendant, but says the United States infringes through actions by DHS, ICE, and Customs and Border Patrol.
SecureNet says the patents collectively “describe complex systems and methods for capturing, processing, and acting on” security data, particularly for using integrated cameras, sensor networks, and other sources with a correlation engine that could connect crime-related events to data including 911 calls, anonymous tips, and video records.
SecureNet seeks compensation, interest, and attorneys’ fees.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP represents SecureNet.
The case is SecureNet Sols. Grp. LLC v. U.S., Fed. Cl., No. 26-cv-00321, complaint filed 2/25/26.
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