Homeland Security details plans to collect social media data on immigrants
Sep26
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced it would begin collecting social media information for all immigrants entering the country. The announcement, published in the Federal Register a few days ago, and first noticed by BuzzFeed News, states any non-natural citizen will be subject to the new policy, starting October 18. The Federal Register justifies the collection of this data explaining, “The purpose of this system of records is to facilitate administration of benefits and enforcement of provisions under the INA and related immigration statutes.” Naturally, changes like these spark doubts about how the DHS will be using…
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