Overview
- Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some Department of Homeland Security requests for account data, according to officials cited in recent reporting.
- Subpoenas sought names, email addresses and phone numbers tied to anonymous or pseudonymous accounts that criticized ICE or shared agent locations on platforms including Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord.
- Some targeted users were notified by platforms and given 10 to 14 days to challenge the demands in court, though notice practices varied by company.
- DHS said it has broad administrative subpoena authority and Justice Department lawyer Sarah Balkissoon argued in court filings that the measures investigate threats to officers and protect agents in the field.
- Civil-liberties groups including the ACLU and EFF warned of escalating secrecy and urged tech firms to resist or seek court review, following disclosures of expansive data requests.