ICE bought state driving records to track undocumented immigrants

ICE bought state driving records to track undocumented immigrants·Quartz
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bought a year’s worth of access to North Carolina driver’s license data, which the agency used to identify and locate undocumented immigrants living in the state, for less than $27—about the cost of a large bucket of chicken at KFC. “SET UP CONTRACT FOR ACCESS TO NORTH CAROLINAS DATABASE TO VIEW ALIEN DRIVING RECORDS, VERIFYADDRESSES AND IDENTIFICATION,” explains an ICE spending document reviewed by Quartz. In total, the agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division paid the Executive Office of the State of North Carolina just $26.50 for the 12-month arrangement, which began June 30, 2017.

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