Protecting Driver Data Privacy

Data from state motor vehicle license and registration departments is one of the main sources of information that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses for conducting immigration enforcement. In the last few years, multiple investigations by journalists, data privacy groups, and community advocates have exposed how States share and sell vast troves of personal data from DMV databases with private companies and law enforcement agencies, including ICE.

We support communities in taking collective action to protect the DMV data of residents from corporate misuse and the immigration dragnet, particularly in states that have passed or are currently considering laws that expand driver’s license eligibility.