DHS sends hundreds of legal requests to tech companies for information on social media accounts critical of DHS

The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information behind social media accounts, according to a report in The New York Times.

In recent months, DHS has issued administrative subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord requesting names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying data tied to accounts that comment on or monitor ICE activity. Four government officials and tech employees familiar with the requests told The Times the subpoenas have targeted accounts that lack real names and have criticized ICE or shared the locations of agents.

The Times reviewed two subpoenas sent to Meta over the past six months.

“Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests, the government officials said,” according to the Friday report. “The tech companies, which can choose whether or not to provide the information, have said they review government requests before complying.”

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