Trump Admin Sued Over Censorship Of ICE-Reporting App, Facebook Group
“Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem want to control what the public can see, hear, or say about ICE operations,” advocates allege in a new lawsuit.
A free speech advocacy group is suing the Trump administration for allegedly coercing Apple and Meta Platforms to remove an app and a Facebook group that allowed people to post information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.
“Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem want to control what the public can see, hear, or say about ICE operations,” lawyers with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression allege in a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, on behalf of Illinois resident Kassandra Rosado, who created the Facebook group “ICE Sightings — Chicagoland,” and Kreisau Group, which created the Eyes Up app.
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