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An investigation revealed ICE crawling Reddit, X, and Instagram to find and target its critics, requesting personal data like addresses and Social Security numbers. Rep. Tlaib introduced legislation to block ICE from accessing TSA and airline records to arrest immigrants at airpo
An investigation found ICE officers crawling Reddit, X, and Instagram to identify and target people who've criticized the agency, then requesting personal data like home addresses and Social Security numbers from social media platforms. The agency has also been requesting passenger manifests and traveler information directly from TSA and airlines—data that could reveal someone's location and travel patterns. Rep. Tlaib introduced legislation specifically to ban ICE from accessing airline records and TSA data for the purpose of arresting immigrants at airports or in transit.
What makes this notable isn't just that ICE monitors people. It's the scope and the tools. The agency is using public social media to identify critics, then weaponizing that identification by requesting personal data and travel records. This turns expressing opposition to an agency into a potential security risk. The legislation response suggests this isn't abstract concern—lawmakers are treating it as something that requires explicit legal prohibition to stop.
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