DHS and ICE social media surveillance operations

ICE is crawling social media to find its critics, investigation reveals

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A national security memo listed criticisms of law enforcement and border control as indicators for investigation.

In a September national security memo regarding the enforcement of domestic terrorism, certain criteria were established as key indicators for investigation. According to reports, these indicators include 'anti-Americanism' and criticisms directed at 'law enforcement and border control'.

A national security initiative was launched to monitor nearly twenty social networks.

In September 2025, a national security initiative was launched that involves monitoring nearly twenty social networks, including platforms such as LinkedIn, Snapchat, and Reddit.

The initiative follows reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been conducting mass surveillance on social media to identify users who criticize or make threats against immigration agents. According to reports, DHS has sent hundreds of subpoenas to social media companies to obtain user information, including real names, addresses, dates of birth, workplaces, and Social Security numbers.

A national security memo regarding domestic terrorism enforcement from the same period identifies 'anti-Americanism' and criticisms of 'law enforcement and border control' as key indicators for investigations.

Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested by US immigration agents after writing an opinion article.

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish graduate student residing in Massachusetts, was arrested by US immigration agents last year. The arrest followed her writing an opinion article related to Palestine.

The OPR investigated 131 cases of doxing and threats against ICE agents.

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