GoKawiilICE emails show DHS explored Palantir-linked tool for voter fraud probes
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward via a FOIA request reveal that DHS officials examined using a Palantir-supported tool to investigate alleged illegal voting. The records show ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division, through its Innovation Lab, has been developing systems that combine DOJ voting rolls and USCIS data, with plans to later add criminal history records. The same document cache shows DHS has investigated more than 150 nonprofits over suspicions they helped noncitizens register to vote.
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The emails suggest ICE is positioning itself as a central player in federal voter fraud enforcement, a role historically outside its core immigration mission, according to Fordham law professor Chinmayi Sharma, who has tracked the tool. Building investigative systems atop existing data infrastructure could let the agency rapidly scale scrutiny of voters and nonprofits, raising questions about surveillance scope and due process that are not addressed in the released records.
- FOIA documents reveal DHS explored a Palantir-supported tool to probe alleged voter fraud.
- ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and its Innovation Lab are leading development of related data tools, currently using DOJ and USCIS data.
- DHS has separately investigated over 150 nonprofits suspected of helping noncitizens register to vote.
Source: wired.com — David Gilbert, 2026-10-08
Published there as: “ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud”
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