ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos into a Palantir Database
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- A court filing alleges DHS built dossiers on ICE observers, including photos and license plate numbers, stored in Palantir's Investigative Case Management (ICM) database.
- The filing describes agents intimidating protesters via drive-bys, border inspections, and threatening watchlist placement.
- Specific incident: An agent (J.C.) created ICM records on observers, ran license plates, and used facial recognition via Mobile Query app.
- One observer was warned her spouse might be added to a domestic terrorism watchlist; records were shared with CBP's TECS system as lookout records.
- DHS calls the case 'meritless' and denies maintaining a database of domestic terrorists, while plaintiffs argue the surveillance chills First Amendment rights.
- Plaintiffs seek to archive records, bar use of collected information, and prohibit threats or following observers.