ICE Signs $25M Annual Contract with Thomson Reuters for Data Mining on Fraud
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to a five-year, $25 million per year contract with Canadian tech conglomerate Thomson Reuters to obtain personal data for screening and vetting individuals for immigration, criminal, and national security risks. The contract, published in the Federal Register, grants ICE access to Thomson Reuters' databases containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation data. The data will be used to identify alleged voter fraud, immigration fraud, and support the presidential mandate on unaccompanied minors. The deal has sparked controversy, with Canadian New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to block it, and 200 Thomson Reuters employees writing a letter opposing the renewal. Thomson Reuters defended the contract, stating its products are provided under strict safeguards and applicable law.
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