A group of congressional Democrats has warned governors in their own party that their states may have been unknowingly sharing residents’ data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeffrey A. Merkley, along with 38 Democratic lawmakers, sent a letter to Democratic governors urging them to “block ICE’s access,” as well as that of other federal agencies “acting as Trump’s shock troops,” to the personal data of their residents.

“This commonsense step will improve public safety and guard against Trump officials using your state’s data for unjustified, politicized actions, while still allowing continued collaboration on serious crimes,” the letter read, urging governors to take steps to stop data from being shared without their knowledge to alleg

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