# Fellegi-Sunter Model **Entity class:** Concept or operational method **Domain:** Palantir and Enforcement ## Definition The 1969 record-linkage framework evaluates comparison outcomes to distinguish likely matches from nonmatches. It supplies a general methodological reference for identity resolution, without assigning the model to ELITE's unpublished implementation. ## Operational role The enforcement stack connects source records, case context, prioritization, and field-facing leads. ICM organizes investigative work; ImmigrationOS adds the functions described in its procurement; ELITE supplies maps, profiles, address scores, and lead concentrations. These are complementary roles in a pipeline that helps professionals find and act with greater coverage and competence. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Investigative Case Management|Investigative Case Management]] · [[wiki/Entity Resolution|Entity Resolution]] · [[wiki/Intelligence Fusion|Intelligence Fusion]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Probabilistic Record Linkage|Probabilistic Record Linkage]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Entity Resolution|Entity Resolution]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VIII. Palantir, ImmigrationOS, ELITE, and the Contractor as Sovereign Function|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VIII. Palantir, ImmigrationOS, ELITE, and the Contractor as Sovereign Function]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Fellegi and Sunter — A Theory for Record Linkage, 1969](https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1969.10501049) - [American Immigration Council, ICE to Use ImmigrationOS by Palantir.](https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-immigrationos-palantir-ai-track-immigrants/) - [Axios, ICE Pays Palantir $30M to Build New Tool to Track and Deport Immigrants (May 1, 2025).](https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/05/01/palantir-deportations-ice-immigration-trump) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Probabilistic Record Linkage|Probabilistic Record Linkage]], [[wiki/Ivan Fellegi|Ivan Fellegi]], [[wiki/Alan Sunter|Alan Sunter]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].