US immigration agency explores data loophole to obtain information on deportation targets

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has contracted with private data brokers to get around some areas' sanctuary laws, documents show

Over the last decade, a growing number of American cities and states have restricted the information local law enforcement departments can exchange with immigration authorities.

But new documents reveal that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has tapped a network of private technology companies to skirt such sanctuary policies, facilitating access to real time" information about incarcerations and jail bookings, which enables them to pick up immigrants targeted for deportation.