Sequeira et al v DHS, ICE, et al (Money Transfer Surveillance)

12 Dec

Three community members represented by Just Futures Law (JFL) and Edelson, PC sued Western Union, Continental Exchange Services, Inc dba Ria Financial Services and AFEX Money Express, Viamericas Corporation, and DolEx Dollar Express, Inc., as well as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for their involvement in a program that indiscriminately shared the private financial information of millions of people and allegedly violated their privacy rights. The plaintiffs filed the class action lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of California. This lawsuit followed a finding made back in March 2022 which revealed that ICE had issued unlawful summonses to gain access to personal data from money transfer companies.