US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has significantly expanded its use of intrusive surveillance technologies, including spyware and phone-hacking tools from Israeli companies, the Washington Post reported Thursday. ICE has purchased technology from two Israeli firms during its recent acquisition expansion as the agency transforms into the nation’s most funded law enforcement body. The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) has organized conferences with Israeli security officials, conducted joint training sessions and provided grants to Israeli officers for research on countering “violent extremism,” a former senior DHS official told the outlet. ICE officers have regularly trained alongside Israeli police at Israel’s National Urban Training Center, the report noted. READ: Israel’s military intelligence chief briefs US officials on Iran: Media