ICE Signs $25M Contract with Thomson Reuters for Data Mining on Fraud
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has signed 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 grants ICE access to databases containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation data. The agreement explicitly supports the Trump administration's objectives of identifying alleged voter fraud and immigration fraud, as well as tracking unaccompanied minors. The deal has sparked controversy, with Canadian New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to block it. Additionally, 200 Thomson Reuters employees wrote a letter opposing the contract, citing concerns about arrests, detention, and intimidation of communities. Thomson Reuters defended the contract, stating its products are governed by strict safeguards and applicable law.
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