DHS Collected Americans’ Financial Records in Bulk: Sen. Wyden

DHS Collected Americans’ Financial Records in Bulk: Sen. Wyden
A patrol car with the Department of Homeland Security logo in Washington on July 27, 2017. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has collected Americans’ financial records in bulk, according to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).

Wyden revealed the existence of a DHS financial surveillance program in a March 8 letter to the department’s inspector general, calling for an investigation into the previously unknown activities.