Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

Photo: Line of federal agents in Minneapolis – ICE and Border Patrol agents on Nicollet Avenue on January 24, 2026. […] Photo credit: Chad Davis / Chad Davis Photography via Flickr. CC BY 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Zack Whittaker. TechCrunch – February 3, 2026.

The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports. In several cases over recent months, Homeland Security has relied on the use of administrative subpoenas to seek identifiable information about individuals who run anonymous Instagram accounts, which share posts about ICE immigration raids in their local neighborhoods. These subpoenas have also been used to demand information about people who have criticized Trump officials or protested government policies. […]

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