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Thu Jun 26, 2025, 03:21 PM Jun 26

Olivia Troye - Stephen Miller Profits. You Get Watched.

A newly disclosed contract reveals that the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), jointly owned by Delta, United, American, Southwest, and five other major carriers, has been selling more than a billion passenger-name-record entries to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for just $11,000 a year. The data updated daily and spanning 39 months of past and future itineraries includes traveler names, complete flight schedules, and credit card details.

Most disturbing, the contract explicitly orders CBP not to reveal ARC as the source of this intelligence windfall. The secrecy clause prohibits the government from publicly identifying ARC unless “compelled to do so by a valid court order or subpoena.”

Travel industry sources confirm the same data feed flows to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under a parallel contract, covering 54 percent of global flights. Translation: every time you book through Expedia, Orbitz, or any travel agent, your name, route, and payment details slide straight into federal databases—no subpoena, no warrant required.

Layer 1: REAL ID - A Federal Travel ID System

As of May 7, 2025, every U.S. air traveler over 18 must present a REAL ID–compliant license or passport to board a domestic flight. It marks the first time in U.S. history that domestic travel requires a nationally standardized federal ID.

https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/stephen-miller-profits-you-get-watched

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