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 identifiable information, along with immigration information, of approximately 6,000 noncitizens in ICE custody. Upon notification, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took swift action to immediately rectify the error.
“Though unintentional, this release of information is a breach of policy and the agency is investigating the incident and taking all corrective actions necessary,” the agency added. “ICE is notifying noncitizens impacted by the disclosure.”…