DHS issuing subpoenas, sending agents/cops to homes for ICE-Related Criticism [View all]
DHS Collecting Big Tech Users' Personal Data, Issuing Subpoenas For ICE-Related Criticism
One is a case from this month involving a Philadelphia-area man who challenged a Trump administration subpoena issued to Google seeking information about his identity and home address after he sent an email to DHS criticizing their treatment of a man seeking asylum from Afghanistan.
The individual, according to the ACLU, had read the story in the Washington Post and wrote his email to DHS urging the agency to “apply principles of common sense and decency” in its treatment of the asylum seeker. About two weeks after the man was notified about the subpoena, two DHS agents and a local police officer showed up and interrogated him at his residence.
"In a democracy, contacting your government about things you feel strongly about is a fundamental right," the man, identified only as Jon Doe, said on Feb. 3.
Between Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, the man was able to quash the subpoena after challenging it in court on the basis of First Amendment violations. The DHS was forced to withdraw.
“This is a resounding win for our First Amendment rights," Stephen A. Loney, ACLU-PA senior supervising attorney, said after the subpoena was quashed. "Administrative subpoenas like this one are abusive tactics intended to chill speech and punish us for disagreeing with the government.
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