"Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that "following outreach" from the DOJ, Facebook removed a "large group page" that was being used to target ICE officials. Meta said in a statement that the group "was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm." Meta is the latest tech company to restrict tools used to track ICE agents on its platform."
"Bondi has said that such tracking puts Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at risk. But users and developers of the apps say it's their First Amendment right to capture what ICE is doing in their neighborhoods - and maintain that most users turn to these platforms in an effort to protect their own safety as President Donald Trump steps up aggressive immigration enforcement across the country."
Meta removed a Facebook page used to track immigration agents following outreach from the Department of Justice. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ prompted removal of a large group page that was being used to target ICE officials. Meta stated the group violated its policies against coordinated harm. Apple and Google recently blocked apps that flagged ICE sightings after the Trump administration demanded one app be taken down. Bondi said tracking endangers ICE officers, while users and developers assert First Amendment protections and say the tools help protect community safety. Several other Facebook groups, some with thousands of members, remained visible.
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