Judge sides with ICE tracker creators in DHS/DOJ First Amendment lawsuit
4 hours ago
- #Government Censorship
- #ICE Tracking Apps
- #First Amendment
- Judge grants preliminary injunction to creators of ICE monitoring tools against government removal demands.
- Lawsuit alleges DHS and DOJ violated First Amendment by pressuring platforms to remove apps like 'ICE Sightings - Chicagoland' and Eyes Up.
- Apps used public data to track ICE activity but were removed after pressure from Trump officials, including former AG Pam Bondi and former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
- Judge Alonso described government social media posts as 'thinly veiled threats' supporting the plaintiffs' case.
- FIRE, representing the plaintiffs, views the ruling positively for protecting speech rights regarding law enforcement actions.