Homeland Security has sent out subpoenas to identify ICE critics
8 hours ago
- #FreeSpeech
- #DHS
- #ICE
- DHS sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to tech companies (Google, Reddit, Discord, Meta) seeking details on accounts criticizing ICE.
- Subpoenas requested names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying information of anti-ICE accounts.
- Administrative subpoenas, historically used for serious crimes like child trafficking, have seen increased usage recently.
- Companies like Google and Meta review subpoenas but may comply if not legally contested within a set timeframe.
- Meta was subpoenaed for details on users posting ICE activity in Montgomery County, PA, in English and Spanish.
- ACLU argues DHS is using subpoenas to suppress speech, filing motions to protect targeted users.
- Meta blocked links to ICE List, a site listing ICE and Border Patrol agents' names.
- House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin requested Apple and Google provide communications regarding ICE-tracking app removals.