"The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency-which handles services including citizenship applications, family immigration, adoptions, and work permits for non-citizens-started the contract with Palantir at the end of October, and is paying the data analytics company to implement "Phase 0" of a "vetting of wedding-based schemes," or "VOWS" platform, according to the federal contract, which was posted to the U.S. government website and reviewed by Fortune."
"The contract is small-less than $100,000-and details of what exactly the new platform entails are thin. The contract itself offers few details, apart from the general description of the platform ("vetting of wedding-based schemes") and an estimate that the completion of the contract would be Dec. 9.Palantir declined to comment on the contract or nature of the work, and USCIS did not respond to requests for comment for this story."
Palantir began a contract at the end of October with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to implement Phase 0 of a "vetting of wedding-based schemes" (VOWS) platform. USCIS handles citizenship, family immigration, adoptions, and work permits and has referred dozens of individuals to ICE for potential enforcement since September. The contract is under $100,000 and estimated to be completed by Dec. 9. Few technical details were provided. Palantir and USCIS declined to comment. The contract initiates a new USCIS–Palantir relationship and aligns with USCIS efforts to scrutinize duplicity in marriage- and family-based applications.
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