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Buttigieg Campaign Moves to Cut Ties with Head of Data Company That Contracts with ICE

HeadlineFeb 07, 2020

In more election news, The Daily Beast reports earlier this week Pete Buttigieg’s campaign removed the name of the former head of a data company that contracts with ICE from the list of co-hosts of a Buttigieg fundraiser in Washington, D.C., after being contacted by The Daily Beast.

Jacob Shapiro is the former president of Giant Oak, which was founded by a former high-level Customs and Border Protection official and has received nearly $45 million in Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts over the past six years.

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