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Puerto Rico ACLU says government gave ICE confidential data on 6,000-plus immigrants

On Oct 25 the ACLU of Puerto Rico's Annette Martinez Orabona said residential records went to ICE; the resident commissioner says he has denounced the sharing.

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The ACLU of Puerto Rico says the island government handed federal immigration authorities confidential residential data for more than 6,000 immigrants. Executive Director Annette Martinez Orabona made the statement, which was filed Oct 25.[1] The claim concerns data given to ICE. Martinez Orabona had earlier said, on Feb 23, 2025, that ICE agents conducted raids in immigrant communities starting Feb 20, 2025.[2] Resident commissioner Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera said on Oct 26 that he has denounced the Puerto Rico government sharing immigrant personal data with federal authorities.[3] The two statements line up on the same conduct from different corners: a civil liberties group counting records, and the island's sole voice in Congress saying he has objected. A note on what is measured and what is asserted here: both figures above come from people describing the sharing, not from a document in this record. The number to verify is the 6,000-plus residential files, and who authorized their transfer.
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  1. Annette Martínez Orabona stated the Puerto Rico government provided confidential residential data for over 6,000 immigrants to ICE · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
  2. ACLU of Puerto Rico Executive Director Annette Martínez Orabona stated on 23 February 2025 that ICE agents conducted raids in immigrant communities starting 20 February 2025 · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
  3. Pablo José Hernández Rivera stated he has denounced the Puerto Rico government sharing immigrant personal data with federal authorities. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico ·
All of them publish from Puerto Rico. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.