ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt “illegal immigrants”

BMJ 2026 Open access

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Authors: Luke Taylor
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.s168
Cited by: 12
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Abstract

ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt "illegal immigrants" Luke Taylor US immigration agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain people they deem illegal immigrants.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Migration Health and Trauma Census and Population Estimation Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Publication details

Journal / source
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Volume
392
Pages
s168–s168
Publication date
27 January 2026
Language
EN