Republicans want Big Tech to stop hosting DHS enforcement-tracking apps
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee warned Apple and Google execs in letters Friday of “serious risks” to DHS personnel.
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ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Policy -
A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Emerging Tech Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal
The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records.
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The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Federal Court blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE
A federal judge sided with plaintiffs who argued that the data-sharing pact violated privacy laws, putting immigrants at risk of their information being “impermissibly used” by ICE.
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An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Federal Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers
The lawsuit concerns the removal of apps like ICEBlock, Red Dot and DeICER from online playstores that provide real-time tracking of immigration raids.
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ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Federal Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn
40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.
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Police in riot gear and Customs and Border Protection agents stand outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Santa Ana Field Office as protesters gather after reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Santa Ana, Calif., on June 9, 2025. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Tech DHS seeks vast expansion of biometrics collection for immigration benefits
In a proposed rule issued Monday, the agency said it wants to broaden the pool of individuals whose data it can collect and administer DNA testing of immigrants.
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An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Federal Court documents reveal ICE request for nearly 1.3 million taxpayer records
More than 47,000 matches came from that request, per emails released as part of a lawsuit that seeks to stop the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement.
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A Department Of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection sign is displayed at the CBP headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Federal Justice reveals IRS request from CBP amid ICE data-sharing lawsuit
Attorneys disclosed CBP’s request for “corporate return information” tied to tariffs. A federal court requires 24-hour notification if ICE asks for taxpayer data.
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A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Exclusive CMS signals interest in Palantir for national provider directory project
It comes as Palantir faces backlash in the United Kingdom for a similar project involving health care data.
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(Getty Images) AI State, DHS sued by union groups over AI-fueled surveillance programs
The plaintiffs say the agencies’ deployment of technologies that scour social media for “disfavored” speech violates the First Amendment and has chilled labor activities.