The Trump administration claims in lawsuits that ICE monitoring sites function as doxing agents, while providing little evidence that doxing is occurring. DOJ cited sites such as ICEList.info and ICESpy.org to argue that state policies blocking ICE agents from registering undercover license plates are unconstitutional. DOJ argued the policies unlawfully impose different rules on federal officers and increase risks to ICE agents, including harassment, invasive tracking, and easier evasion by enforcement targets. DOJ also claimed confidential registrations prevent public records requests for vehicle registration information, reducing doxing risks from protesters and ICE watchers who photograph and post ICE activity online. ICE monitoring sites cited by DOJ prohibit doxing and assert First Amendment protections, with ICESpy.org using facial recognition to match uploaded photos to LinkedIn profiles and linking only to content ICE agents post themselves.
"ICESpy.org uses facial recognition to compare uploaded photos of ICE agents to public LinkedIn profile photos, only ever linking users to content that ICE agents themselves post online. The website explicitly warns that "threatening federal employees is a felony" and explains that it can't be used to harass ICE employees, since "there is no additional useful information beyond what is self-reported on LinkedIn.""
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