ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
It is part of a proposed class action brought in federal court in Maine by four observers: Elinor Hilton, Colleen Fagan, Polyxenia Pantos, and Carlyn Williams. Hours later, per the filing, J.C. ran the car's plate and pulled a report on the owner—Williams—from Accurint, a LexisNexis database for law enforcement, which listed her address, phone numbers, and cohabitants. ICE awarded Palantir the contract to build ICM in 2014, and the system is built on the company’s Gotham software, which ICE says was customized specifically for operational needs.
- ▪It is part of a proposed class action brought in federal court in Maine by four observers: Elinor Hilton, Colleen Fagan, Polyxenia Pantos, and Carlyn Williams.
- ▪Hours later, per the filing, J.C. ran the car's plate and pulled a report on the owner—Williams—from Accurint, a LexisNexis database for law enforcement, which listed her address, phone numbers, and cohabitants.
- ▪ICE awarded Palantir the contract to build ICM in 2014, and the system is built on the company’s Gotham software, which ICE says was customized specifically for operational needs.
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Maddy VarnerDhruv MehrotraSecurityOct 2, 2026 3:52 PMICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.Photograph: Ryan Murphy/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAn explosive and newly partially unsealed court filing alleges that the US Department of Homeland Security built up dossiers on ICE observers—including their photos, license plate numbers, and other information—and stored them in a system called the Investigative Case Management database, which was built by Palantir.Palantir did not immediately respond to requests for comment.A…
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