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Activists demand an end to deportation tech contracts

CAMPAIGNERS have demanded that the government end contracts with a tech company playing a key role in US President Donald Trump’s drive to deport migrants.

Palantir has been hired to oversee Britain's post-Brexit border data, collating information on the transit of goods and customs from December 31.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said yesterday that the company has also been awarded lucrative contracts with the NHS and the Ministry of Defence.

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