Activists Slam ICE for Using Data Brokers to Target Undocumented Immigrants
Photo: Handout (Getty Images)Can federal agencies turn to private data brokers to gather data on individuals that would normally be protected under local laws?That question took center stage during a public hearing in Cook County Illinois, where rights groups and immigration activists organized and urged lawmakers to investigate the ways U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allegedly partners with private data brokers to target undocumented immigrants. According to the activists, ICE’s siphoning up of vast troves of…