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Palantir Master Database for Immigrant Surveillance

Sector: Government • Location: United States

Source: Democracy Now!

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Under Development

Palantir, a data-mining firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, is helping build a master database to compile and cross-reference sensitive data from tax records, immigration records, and other government agencies to surveil and track immigrants in the United States. The project includes a $30 million contract with ICE to provide near real-time visibility into immigrants' movements as the agency seeks to

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Prospective
Sector
Government
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Democracy Now!

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The project “Palantir Master Database for Immigrant Surveillance” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Democracy Now!.

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Palantir, a data-mining firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, is helping build a master database to compile and cross-reference sensitive data from tax records, immigration records, and other government agencies to surveil and track immigrants in the United States. The project includes a $30 million contract with ICE to provide near real-time visibility into immigrants' movements as the agency seeks to arrest 3,000 people a day.

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United States of America (USA)

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2025-06-05

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