ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App Before They Passed Background Checks

A US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stands watch inside Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on March 23, 2026. Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images)

Palantir created ELITE, a powerful new app for ICE to target immigrants. The feds never published a legally required privacy assessment for it.

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