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{{Company Page

|name=West Publishing Corporation

|industry=Legal information services; data brokerage; investigative database subscriptions

|image=ThomsonWest.png

|country=United States

|founded=1872

|headquarters=Eagan, Minnesota, United States

|status=Active

|parent=Thomson Reuters

|boycott_reason=Documented federal contracting and subscription support for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including access to a license plate reader (LPR) database and other investigative/data-broker tools used in enforcement and investigations.

|verification=Verified

}}

== Overview ==

West Publishing Corporation is a United States–based legal information services company and a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, historically associated with the West brand and products such as Westlaw and related legal research tools.<ref name="WestWiki">[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_%28publisher%29 West (publisher) | Wikipedia]]</ref>

Public reporting and federal spending records show West Publishing Corporation has received DHS/ICE-related federal awards, including contracts associated with investigative and data services used by ICE components.<ref name="USASpending_West_70CDCR18P00000017">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CDCR18P00000017_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- USAspending (award): 70CDCR18P00000017 | ICE → West Publishing Corporation]]</ref><ref name="AFSC_TR">[[https://investigate.afsc.org/company/thomson-reuters Thomson Reuters Corp | AFSC Investigate]]</ref>

== Boycott ==

West Publishing Corporation is listed for boycott due to documented contracting and subscription support that materially supports DHS/ICE investigative and enforcement capacity.

Federal spending records show ICE awarded West Publishing Corporation a purchase order (Award ID 70CDCR18P00000017) described in contract summaries as providing access to a license plate reader database.<ref name="USASpending_West_70CDCR18P00000017" /><ref name="GovTribe_70CDCR18P00000017">[[https://govtribe.com/award/federal-contract-award/purchase-order-70cdcr18p00000017 Purchase Order 70CDCR18P00000017 | GovTribe]]</ref>

Investigative reporting and advocacy documentation have also described Thomson Reuters/West Publishing products (including the CLEAR platform and related data-broker services) being used by ICE, and detail associated ICE contracts and subscriptions tied to enforcement activity.<ref name="Guardian_CLEAR_2021">[[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/03/thomson-reuters-contracts-us-immigrations-vote Thomson Reuters faces pressure to ditch ICE contracts | The Guardian] (Jun. 3, 2021)</ref><ref name="Verge_CLEAR_2020">[[https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/21/21266431/thomson-reuters-ice-clear-software Thomson Reuters faces pressure over ICE contracts | The Verge] (May 21, 2020)</ref><ref name="FastCompany_2018">[[https://www.fastcompany.com/90248772/data-firms-ice-hires-raise-alarms-about-an-unseen-industry-giant-oak-palantir-thompson-reuters Data firms ICE hires raise alarms (CLEAR / West Publishing) | Fast Company] (Nov. 20, 2018)</ref><ref name="InTheseTimes_2025">[[https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-deportation-machine-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-thomson-reuters-clear-trump The Data Brokers Fueling ICE's Deportation Machine | In These Times] (Oct. 23, 2025)</ref>

Thomson Reuters has publicly stated that DHS/ICE contracts its services in support of investigations across multiple enforcement categories, describing DHS-ICE as a customer for its solutions.<ref name="TR_GlobalSecurity">[[https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/c/our-global-security-efforts Our Global Security Efforts | Thomson Reuters]]</ref>

== Background ==

DHS and its components, including ICE, rely on contractors and commercial vendors for legal research tools, investigative database subscriptions, and data services. Where these products materially increase surveillance, targeting, or enforcement capability, ICE List documents the vendor relationship and (where applicable) lists the company for boycott based on publicly documented procurement and reporting.<ref name="AFSC_TR" />

== Sources ==

[[Category:Boycott]]

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 {{Company Page
 |name=West Publishing Corporation
+|industry=Legal information services; data brokerage; investigative database subscriptions
+|image=ThomsonWest.png
+|country=United States
+|founded=1872
+|headquarters=Eagan, Minnesota, United States
 |status=Active
+|parent=Thomson Reuters
+|boycott_reason=Documented federal contracting and subscription support for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including access to a license plate reader (LPR) database and other investigative/data-broker tools used in enforcement and investigations.
+|verification=Verified
 }}
 == Overview ==
+West Publishing Corporation is a United States–based legal information services company and a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, historically associated with the West brand and products such as Westlaw and related legal research tools.<ref name="WestWiki">[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_%28publisher%29 West (publisher) | Wikipedia]]</ref>
+Public reporting and federal spending records show West Publishing Corporation has received DHS/ICE-related federal awards, including contracts associated with investigative and data services used by ICE components.<ref name="USASpending_West_70CDCR18P00000017">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CDCR18P00000017_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- USAspending (award): 70CDCR18P00000017 | ICE → West Publishing Corporation]]</ref><ref name="AFSC_TR">[[https://investigate.afsc.org/company/thomson-reuters Thomson Reuters Corp | AFSC Investigate]]</ref>
 == Boycott ==
+West Publishing Corporation is listed for boycott due to documented contracting and subscription support that materially supports DHS/ICE investigative and enforcement capacity.
+Federal spending records show ICE awarded West Publishing Corporation a purchase order (Award ID 70CDCR18P00000017) described in contract summaries as providing access to a license plate reader database.<ref name="USASpending_West_70CDCR18P00000017" /><ref name="GovTribe_70CDCR18P00000017">[[https://govtribe.com/award/federal-contract-award/purchase-order-70cdcr18p00000017 Purchase Order 70CDCR18P00000017 | GovTribe]]</ref>
+Investigative reporting and advocacy documentation have also described Thomson Reuters/West Publishing products (including the CLEAR platform and related data-broker services) being used by ICE, and detail associated ICE contracts and subscriptions tied to enforcement activity.<ref name="Guardian_CLEAR_2021">[[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/03/thomson-reuters-contracts-us-immigrations-vote Thomson Reuters faces pressure to ditch ICE contracts | The Guardian] (Jun. 3, 2021)</ref><ref name="Verge_CLEAR_2020">[[https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/21/21266431/thomson-reuters-ice-clear-software Thomson Reuters faces pressure over ICE contracts | The Verge] (May 21, 2020)</ref><ref name="FastCompany_2018">[[https://www.fastcompany.com/90248772/data-firms-ice-hires-raise-alarms-about-an-unseen-industry-giant-oak-palantir-thompson-reuters Data firms ICE hires raise alarms (CLEAR / West Publishing) | Fast Company] (Nov. 20, 2018)</ref><ref name="InTheseTimes_2025">[[https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-deportation-machine-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-thomson-reuters-clear-trump The Data Brokers Fueling ICE's Deportation Machine | In These Times] (Oct. 23, 2025)</ref>
+Thomson Reuters has publicly stated that DHS/ICE contracts its services in support of investigations across multiple enforcement categories, describing DHS-ICE as a customer for its solutions.<ref name="TR_GlobalSecurity">[[https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/c/our-global-security-efforts Our Global Security Efforts | Thomson Reuters]]</ref>
 == Background ==
+DHS and its components, including ICE, rely on contractors and commercial vendors for legal research tools, investigative database subscriptions, and data services. Where these products materially increase surveillance, targeting, or enforcement capability, ICE List documents the vendor relationship and (where applicable) lists the company for boycott based on publicly documented procurement and reporting.<ref name="AFSC_TR" />
 == Sources ==
+<references />
 [[Category:Boycott]]