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ICE Signs $9.97 M ITIN Data Deal, Skirting Court Order

6/17/2026

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ICE signed a $9.97 million contract with data-broker Thundercut Technology on June 5 to obtain Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
The agreement provides ICE agents with an ITIN data subscription valued at $9,968,353.56.
Senator Ron Wyden said the purchase appears to skirt the court order that barred ICE from accessing taxpayer identifiers.
Judges blocked ICE’s IRS data-sharing plan in November 2025 and February 2026, a finding later confirmed by a Treasury Inspector General report.

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ICE signed a $9.97 million contract with data-broker Thundercut Technology on June 5 to obtain Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
The agreement provides ICE agents with an ITIN data subscription valued at $9,968,353.56.
Senator Ron Wyden said the purchase appears to skirt the court order that barred ICE from accessing taxpayer identifiers.
Judges blocked ICE’s IRS data-sharing plan in November 2025 and February 2026, a finding later confirmed by a Treasury Inspector General report.