DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Tech Companies Seeking Information on ICE Critics
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Summary
The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to major tech companies including Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord, requesting identifying information about users who have criticized the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency or reported the location of ICE agents. The subpoenas seek names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and other personal details of accounts expressing anti-ICE sentiments. According to reports, several companies have complied with some of these requests.
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Homeland Security asked the companies for names, email addresses, telephone numbers and any other identifying detail for accounts that have criticized the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency or have reported the location of its agents
Google, Meta and Reddit have complied with some of the requests
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