ICE accidentally posted identities of 6,000 asylum seekers to agency website

Immigration agency leaks data on 6,000 detainees - Washington Hispanic

The personal information of more than 6,000 detainees was mistakenly posted on the website of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for about five hours, the agency reported Wednesday. The information included names, nationalities, detention centers where they were located and numbers assigned for identification in government files, according to Human Rights First, an activist group that discovered the leak on Monday. The 6,252 peop…

ICE Accidentally Published Personal Information of Over 6,000 Immigrants Seeking Asylum

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unwittingly published the names and other personally identifiable information of 6,252 immigrants seeking asylum in the United States on its website on Monday. Acknowledging the error in a Nov. 30 statement, the agency advised: “On November 28, 2022, while performing routine updates, a document was erroneously posted to ICE.gov for approximately five hours that included names and other personally id…

ICE accidentally posts names, sensitive information of over 6,000 illegal immigrants held in federal custody

ICE accidentally posted the names, birthdates, nationalities and detention locations for 6,252 illegal immigrants in federal custody seeking asylum onto its website for five hours.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement posts data on more than 6,000 detainees online

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday personal information of more than 6,000 people in its custody was inadvertently posted to its website for about five hours.

ICE Accidentally Leaks Identities of More Than 6,000 Asylum Seekers Online

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says personal information of more than 6,000 people in its custody was inadvertently posted to its website for about...

ICE Mistakenly Posted Personal Data of More Than 6,000 Immigrants

A spokesperson for ICE said the agency is investigating the “embarrassing” mistake, which could put thousands of affected asylum-seekers in danger.