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Palantir TechnologiesICE used Palantir software to target and arrest 443 family members of migrant children

Palantir's software was used by ICE to identify and arrest 443 relatives of unaccompanied migrant children who had come forward as potential sponsors. The software enabled family targeting that critics called a betrayal of families who trusted the government's sponsor program.

Scoring Impact

TopicDirectionRelevanceContribution
Immigration Openness-againstprimary-1.00
Overall incident score =-0.858

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)

Evidence (1 signal)

Confirms product_decision Jun 1, 2017 documented

ICE used Palantir software to target and arrest 443 family members of migrant children

Palantir's software was used by ICE to identify and arrest 443 relatives of unaccompanied migrant children who had come forward as potential sponsors. The software enabled family targeting that critics called a betrayal of families who trusted the government's sponsor program.

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