ICE Uses Private Data Brokers to Circumvent Immigrant Sanctuary Laws, Report Says

LexisNexis and Appriss are giving ICE backdoor access to immigrants' protected data, the report says.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Matthew Holmes

Sabotaging Sanctuary highlights ICE’s use of Appriss in Colorado to get real-time access to state jail-booking data.

“The contract complies with all laws, policies, and regulations that govern data collection.”

Neither LexisNexis nor Appriss responded to requests for comment.

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