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Maria Villarroel

USPS Is Using Data From Mail And Packages To Help DHS Locate And Deport Migrants

The law enforcement arm of USOS has joined a group of federal agencies, like the IRS, to cooperate with the Trump administration's mass deportation plans. (Credit: AFP)

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has joined a group of federal agencies and is cooperating with the Trump administration's mass deportation plans by quietly helping immigration officials locate people suspected of being in the country unlawfully using data from mail and packages.

Concretely, The Washington Post revealed that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a little-known police and investigative force for the mail agency, recently joined a Department of Homeland Security task force geared towards aiding the administration's mass deportation efforts.

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