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Ottawa Urged to Block Thomson Reuters Data Deal Letting U.S. ICE Search Canadians' Records
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is paying the Toronto-based company US$125 million for access to a database used to hunt for "immigration fraud," prompting calls in Canada to intervene
Published: July 28, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has renewed a contract worth roughly US$125 million with Thomson Reuters, the Toronto-headquartered media and data giant, for access to its CLEAR investigative database, according to procurement records reviewed by multiple news outlets. The contract ties the arrangement to a presidential mandate covering "voter fraud," "immigration fraud" and national security screening.
Advocacy groups and some shareholders have pushed back, arguing the database gives American immigration authorities sweeping access to personal records, including of Canadians, with limited independent oversight. Critics, including U.S. lawmakers who have raised concerns about the deal, say it effectively allows ICE to bypass normal legal protections when trying to locate and identify people for deportation or fraud investigations.
Calls have grown in Canada for Ottawa to intervene and pressure Thomson Reuters to limit or renegotiate the scope of the arrangement, given the company's Canadian roots and its trove of data touching both sides of the border.
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