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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.

Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

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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.

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The Trump administration is reportedly planning a 50% made-in-America requirement for USMCA tariff relief

Qualifying for USMCA-related lower tariffs may soon require more US-made vehicle components, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to introduce a 50% US content requirement for vehicles covered by the trade pact to receive lower tariffs. The content would be measured by cost, according to the WSJ.

There currently isn’t any US-specific requirement for those lower tariff rates, but in order to receive preferential tariffs, vehicles are must contain at least 75% regional content (components made in North America). Per Reuters reporting, the Trump admin is seeking to raise the regional requirement to 82%.

These reported plans are subject to change as the US negotiates USMCA terms with Mexico over the next few months.

Overall, Tesla will likely have the easiest time qualifying for any stricter requirements. The automaker’s vehicles contained the highest amount of US/Canadian content in 2025, according to American University research. Ford, GM, and Stellantis all scored lower.

Notably: the underlying government data that many domestic content measurements rely on intentionally combines US and Canadian components, so it’s difficult to know exactly how much of any given vehicle is specifically US-made.

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There currently isn’t any US-specific requirement for those lower tariff rates, but in order to receive preferential tariffs, vehicles are must contain at least 75% regional content (components made in North America). Per Reuters reporting, the Trump admin is seeking to raise the regional requirement to 82%.

These reported plans are subject to change as the US negotiates USMCA terms with Mexico over the next few months.

Overall, Tesla will likely have the easiest time qualifying for any stricter requirements. The automaker’s vehicles contained the highest amount of US/Canadian content in 2025, according to American University research. Ford, GM, and Stellantis all scored lower.

Notably: the underlying government data that many domestic content measurements rely on intentionally combines US and Canadian components, so it’s difficult to know exactly how much of any given vehicle is specifically US-made.

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