DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats
Protesters in Maine are suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that the agency violated their First Amendment rights through surveillance. The government is seeking access to private Signal group chats used by activists to track ICE operations, leading to a legal standoff over privacy and civil liberties.
The case, Hilton v. Noem, was filed in federal court in Maine earlier this year. Plaintiffs in the case accuse DHS of violating their First Amendment rights by surveilling their activities. For example, one of the plaintiffs alleges that DHS agents scanned her face and collected her license plate information while she was observing Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, telling her they were going to put her in a “nice little database.”
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