The Department of Homeland Security is using a $125 million contract with Thomson Reuters to access personal data for immigration and voter fraud investigations.
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The Department of Homeland Security is using a $125 million contract with Thomson Reuters to access personal data for immigration and voter fraud investigations.
Parent: Government SurveillanceEntity: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Impact: negativeDate: Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026Target: The use of private data brokers by government agencies for surveillance purposes.
Thomson Reuters is providing access to personal data including names, addresses, and social media posts to the Department of Homeland Security.
Parent: Data PrivacyEntity: Thomson ReutersImpact: negativeDate: Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026Target: The sharing of personal data by private companies with government agencies for surveillance.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is utilizing data from private data brokers to monitor individuals for immigration fraud.
Parent: Immigration PolicyEntity: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Impact: negativeDate: Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026Target: The use of private data for immigration enforcement activities.
Source posts
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant
Thomson Reuters $125 million
for access to its databases of personal data
— which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information
— to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as
“voters fraud” and immigration fraud,
according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media.
The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday,
setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections.
It also follows ICE fatally shooting
2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission,
there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of
Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud
and National Security,”
the procurement document reads.
“This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.”
#votersfraud #immigrationsfraud #presidentspriorities #bigotry
@thompsonreuters #surveillance
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
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#votersfraud#immigrationsfraud#presidentspriorities#bigotry#surveillance
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant
Thomson Reuters $125 million
for access to its databases of personal data
— which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information
#DHS #ICE
ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $12...
5 boosts · 0 favs · 2 replies · Jul 18, 2026
#dhs#ice