Data broker owned by major airlines sold passenger data to ICE and CBP: Report
Passenger information, including names, itineraries, and financial details, was collected by a major airline-owned data broker called the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and then sold to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reporting by 404 Media.
Internal documents obtained by 404 reveal that the contract between CBP and ARC — which is jointly owned by major airlines including Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, JetBlue, and Southwest Airlines — included language telling the agency to not reveal where it got the data, which comprises where people fly and the credit cards they used to travel.
Details around these contracts come to light as the Trump administration has issued budget hikes for both ICE and CBP amid its immigration crackdown.
Internal documents obtained by 404 reveal that the contract between CBP and ARC — which is jointly owned by major airlines including Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, JetBlue, and Southwest Airlines — included language telling the agency to not reveal where it got the data, which comprises where people fly and the credit cards they used to travel.
Details around these contracts come to light as the Trump administration has issued budget hikes for both ICE and CBP amid its immigration crackdown.
