Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers 

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security (including ICE and CBP) to obtain records of their communications with Meta, Apple, and Google about the takedown of apps and websites tracking ICE raids (e.g., ICEBlock, Red Dot, DeICER, ICE Sightings-Chicagoland), arguing possible First Amendment violations via government “jawboning.” The report notes public statements suggesting law enforcement outreach preceded some removals, contrasts this with tech platforms’ claims that such interactions were voluntary (echoed by a Supreme Court finding), references a new executive order on federal censorship, and states that EFF’s expedited FOIA requests have not produced records.