ICE's expanding surveillance tools and database access spark privacy backlash from states and lawmakers
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ICE's increasing use of high-tech surveillance tools and expanded access to government databases, including state motor vehicle records, is raising privacy concerns. Several blue states (New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Washington) have restricted ICE's access to their DMV data in response. A coalition of 40 Democratic lawmakers has urged other governors to follow suit, warning that ICE's database access enables "unjustified, politicized" surveillance. The agency has not responded to questions about protections against excessive surveillance.
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In Congress, a coalition of 40 Democrats asked other governors to follow, saying in a letter that ICE's access to DMV records allowed for 'unjustified, politicized'
A White House spokesperson referred POLITICO to ICE for questions about the agency's operations.
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