Advocates say a loophole in an Illinois contract allows ICE to access data for immigration enforcement

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<p>A multimillion-dollar contract with Appriss Insights LLC, which runs the state’s crime victim notification system, contains a provision that allows the company to share jail data with third parties, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigrant advocates say.</p><p>The state’s victim-notification system known as VINE alerts crime victims when someone is released from jail, transferred or experiences a change in custody status. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul signed the current contract with Appriss in May 2021, initially committing approximately $6.07 million. The contract…

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