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We just found out Palantir has renewed its ICE contract thru 2022. 😑😑😑

Amounts redacted, but they'll make MILLIONS.

Workplace raids, family members arrested at the border, protests every week, worker concernsβ€”& Palantir is doubling down?!

Shameful.
fbo.gov/index?s=opport…
Palantir helped arrest at least *443* ppl in a 90-day period, we revealed this year, helping ICE nab family members of kids who crossed border alone, including families who tried to claim them.

That's apparently not enough for them to stop working w/ICE.
theintercept.com/2019/05/02/pet…
Hundreds of academics got Palantir dropped as a sponsor of a prestigious privacy conference at Cal. The academic community came together to say they will not be associated with an enabler of terror.

That's not enough for them to stop working w/ICE.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Documents showed Palantir was used extensively in workplace raids, which are up *650%* under Trump.

That's not enough for them to stop working w/ICE. wnyc.org/story/palantir…
Workers have been protesting & "begging" to cancel the contract since 2018 at least.

We've been flyering at HQ for wks, talking to some workers who say "thank you" & want the contract ended.

Execs haven't listened. Worker concern is not enough for them.
wsj.com/articles/palan…
What will it take, Palantir? You've doubled down on helping a racist president separate families, arrest immigrants, & instill terror.

You are ignoring your workers, academics, immigrants, anyone who gives a damn.

History is going to judge you for this.
notechforice.mijente.net
We're calling on everyone to RENEW their efforts against Palantir. We can still end this contract, the workers still have power, this is not over.

Everyone has to tell Palantir: Stop enabling state terror. Stop separating families. Stop aiding raids.

#NoTechforICE

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Jul 26, 2022
🚨 TOMORROW 🚨

Cook County in Illinois is investigating how data brokers like @LexisNexis enable ICE to skirt sanctuary laws.

We're in Truthout today, explaining how this works & how ICE agents get billions of data points to use in deportations.

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truthout.org/articles/ice-i…
It's the first such investigation we know of nationwide: Cook County Commissioner @AlmaEAnaya introduced a resolution asking the county to investigate how ICE may skirt sanctuary laws by using data brokers like LexisNexis.

cook-county.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.…

This is how it works. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
Since Feb. 2021, ICE has had a contract worth up to $22.1 million w/data broker @LexisNexis, one of the largest aggregators of data in the world.

That contract gives thousands of ICE agents access to billions of data points on tens of millions of people. theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice… ImageImage
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Mar 9, 2022
We're starting our second Tech Wars, "Rogue One: The Blue Death Star" NOW, on how cops & other law enforcement use surveillance against our communities

Join us, our speakers @safiyanoble & @hypervisible, & the hundreds who registered here: instituto.mijente.net/courses/tech-w…
Our agenda today: We're going to be delving into the different forms of police surveillance technologyβ€”facial recognition, data brokers, predictive policing, & moreβ€”w/a discussion between Dr. Safiya Noble & Dr. Chris Gilliard.

Then we're going to highlight folks fighting back.
Jacinta Gonzalez, our #NoTechforICE campaign lead, introduces the purpose of today: Just like the rebels in Star Wars, we're trying to get the blueprint for the "Death Star" of policingβ€”so that once we have that blue print, we can abolish it.
Read 25 tweets
Mar 8, 2022
NEWS: ICE collected 6.2 million+ financial records on those using Western Union & Maxi to transfer moneyβ€”getting names, addresses, & more. It was part of a secret program, done w/out warrants.

They targeted the very services people use to send money to family here & back home.
ICE targeted anyone sending $500+ to Mexico, Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas.

It was uncovered by @RonWyden last month, & ICE stopped the program as soon as they were contacted about it.

They knew it was illegal. They were just hoping not to get caught.
But the program existed for more than a decade in some form, since 2010, & shared data not just w/ICE, but hundreds of federal/state/local law enforcement agencies.

ICE shared all this Western Union & Maxi data w/out requiring any agency to get a warrant.
Read 4 tweets
Dec 8, 2021
BREAKING: ICE no longer has access to 171 million people’s utility information following pressure from our #NoTechForICE campaign ‼️

We've cut the data off from the source.

This thread explains what this means, and what needs to happen next.

More: washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
As Jacinta Gonzalez, senior campaign director for Mijente, told @drewharwell, most people did not realize that information would be made available to federal agents and the police.

"The data never should have been used in this way.”
This blocks ICE from using personal info to surveil, arrest, detain & deport our community. It’s just the 1st step. We continue to demand an end to the practice of data broker corps like LexisNexis & Thomson Reuters selling utility data, a practice that endangers us all.
Read 13 tweets
Dec 7, 2021
Israel has been separated from his daughter since '19 & has been a leader w @ResistenciaNW during tht time. When Israel's case was submitted for prosecutorial discretion, ICE denied his request w/o even reading his file!

We demand Israel be #HomeForTheHolidays! #FreeThemAllπŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ
The Seattle ICE Field Office MUST revisit Israel's case!! He has been diagnosed w/ pre-diabetes, a condition he didn't have before being in detention & contracted COVID 19. He needs proper treatment.

EMAIL ICE FIELD DIRECTOR! Tell her to #ReleaseIsrael! mijente.net/DefensaInWA
πŸ“’ Organizers fought hard for the changes to the prosecutorial discretion memo released by DHS on Nov 29th. STILL, the new guidelines are not being followed by the Seattle ICE Field Office.

WE DEMAND OUR GENTE BE #HomeForTheHolidays!✊@ICEgovSeattle #ReleaseIsrael TODAY!
Read 4 tweets
Aug 5, 2021
ICYMI: Today the Department of Justice announced it will begin an investigation of the Phoenix Police Department.

It’s a confirmation what local community members have been calling for and it’s about time.
Phoenix Vice Mayor Carlos Garcia, Mijente founding member, shared in his statement:

β€œ[The investigation] is a clear message that this department is unfit to serve our community and further violates the violence & distrust that our community has been experiencing.” @PhxDistrict8
The @PhxDistrict8 office has been pushing against violations of civil rights by the Phoenix Police Department from day one β€” including urging for an independent investigation despite the push back. πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½

It’s no coincidence that the DOJ decided to step in.
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