An investigation by New York Focus reveals that New York State Police maintains a gang database of over 5,100 individuals, feeding information into a federal database for ICE. This 20-year-old database includes people identified through vague criteria like appearance and associations, often without criminal charges. The findings come as the Trump administration intensifies deportation efforts targeting alleged gang members, using similar intelligence to justify a crackdown, raising concerns over due process and accountability in the system.
The statewide gang database has been in operation for 20 years, though it has garnered almost no outside attention or scrutiny.
Any law enforcement agency in the state can submit entries to the database, which feeds directly into ICE's main case management tool.
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