June 28, 2026

Intecept files suit gainst ICE, CBP and Homeland Security depoartment

The Intercept -  The Intercept has filed suit against ICE, CBP, and the Department of Homeland Security to force them to release any documents related to a secretive database of activists.  News reports and social media posts suggest that ICE and CBP agents have been building a database of lawful protesters - using photos, video, license plates, and even hotel check-in information. One masked agent told a protester he was recording her "because we have a nice little database, and now you're considered a domestic terrorist."

We've been requesting agency records for months - and under the Freedom of Information Act, these agencies are supposed to respond within 20 business days. But Donald Trump's DHS is flouting FOIA and hasn't produced anything. So we're taking them to court.

Our lawsuit, filed with the support of Democracy Forward, could not be more urgent…Our counsel from Democracy Forward filed suit in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday to force the government to release records ...

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