NEWS: ICE collected 6.2 million+ financial records on those using Western Union & Maxi to transfer money—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.
They targeted the very services people use to send money to family here & back home.
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1501237634785591304
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.
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.
ICE shared all this Western Union & Maxi data w/out requiring any agency to get a warrant.
These mass surveillance programs should not exist. This is Snowden-era bulk collection, only targeted at immigrant families & those who rely on money transfers, those who are usually unbanked.
Congress must do a full investigation. This illegal surveillance cannot happen again.
Congress must do a full investigation. This illegal surveillance cannot happen again.
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