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fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts | TechCrunch

DHS increasingly uses administrative subpoenas to compel tech platforms to identify anonymous social media accounts that criticize ICE or reveal locations of ICE agents.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online

DHS has increasingly used administrative subpoenas to request identifying data from tech platforms for accounts posting anti-ICE content, and some companies complied.
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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Trump's Dictatorial Mania Is Increasing-but So Is the Public's Fury

The administration used secretive administrative subpoenas to access critics' communications, undermining First Amendment and privacy protections.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

The Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest

Federal agencies, led by DHS, have expanded use of administrative subpoena power to access individuals' information and track protesters without judicial oversight.
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fromEmptywheel
2 weeks ago

DOJ Inspector General Investigating DEA's Use of Parallel Construction under Hemisphere

DOJ OIG investigates DEA use of administrative subpoenas, focusing on Hemisphere's bulk phone records, geolocation collection, and use of parallel construction to conceal methods.
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