DHS to Spend $125 Million on Thomson Reuters Data for ICE Fraud Investigations
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Procurement documents reveal a massive deal to monitor millions of individuals using personal data, including ethnicity and geolocation.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning a $125 million payment to data broker Thomson Reuters to grant Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to vast databases of personal information, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media.
According to the reporting from 404 Media, the data provided by Thomson Reuters includes geolocation information, social media posts, ethnicity, Social Security numbers, addresses, and names. The procurement documents indicate that this access will allow ICE to continuously monitor millions of entities and people of interest.
ICE intends to use these tools to investigate what the agency characterizes as immigration fraud and "voters fraud." 404 Media notes that this development follows a press conference held by President Trump regarding election security, as well as ICE fatally shooting two people in a week.