Free speech group FIRE says DOJ and DHS will end efforts to curb "ICE Sightings - Chicagoland" Facebook group and Eyes Up iOS app, which report on ICE activity (Kanishka Singh/Reuters)
The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security will no longer attempt to restrict platforms tracking immigration operations, according to free speech group FIRE. The move shields specific resources, including the "ICE Sightings - Chicagoland" Facebook group and the Eyes Up iOS app, from targeted government pushback. Both platforms primarily function to alert local communities to active operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Federal agencies will no longer seek to suppress platforms designed to monitor Immigratio…: Federal agencies will no longer seek to suppress platforms designed to monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The decision safeguards the operation of the regional ICE Sightings Facebook group alongs…: The decision safeguards the operation of the regional ICE Sightings Facebook group alongside the Eyes Up application.
Public reporting on federal immigration enforcement movements will continue without the p…: Public reporting on federal immigration enforcement movements will continue without the previously threatened agency restrictions.
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