4/21/2022 0 Comments Us Immigration Agency Explores Data Loophole to Obtain Information on Deportation TargetsOver the last decade, a growing number of American cities and states have restricted the information local law enforcement departments can exchange with immigration authorities. But new documents reveal that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has tapped a network of private technology companies to skirt such sanctuary policies, facilitating access to “real time” information about incarcerations and jail bookings, which enables them to pick up immigrants targeted for deportation. The documents, which were obtained by a group of immigrant advocacy groups including Mijente, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, and American Friends Services Committee and reviewed by the Guardian, show that in lieu of law enforcement cooperation in jurisdictions with sanctuary policies, Ice has turned to LexisNexis and Equifax, data brokers that collect, access and then sell personal and criminal justice information. The report focuses on Colorado, where a sanctuary policy has limited cooperation between local agencies and Ice since 2019. But many of the databases Ice has acquired access to are national in scope, the documents show. Several US jurisdictions with sanctuary policies have started to ask questions about Ice’s use of tech solutions and loopholes. In Chicago, members of the Cook County board of commissioners in April requested an investigation into whether Ice’s use of data brokers violated sanctuary policies. Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/19/us-immigration-agency-data-loophole-information-deportation-targets
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