ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters
a month ago
- #Domestic Surveillance
- #First Amendment
- #ICE
- Senator Edward J. Markey demands ICE confirm or deny the existence of a 'domestic terrorists' database targeting US protesters.
- Markey warns such a database would violate the First Amendment and resemble tactics of authoritarian regimes like China and Russia.
- DHS officials, including Trump border czar Tom Homan, have suggested monitoring and publicizing protesters' identities.
- Markey cites incidents where peaceful protest against ICE led to arrests or threats of being labeled 'domestic terrorists.'