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EPIC Sues DHS Over First-Amendment Protest Surveillance

7/28/2026

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Electronic Privacy Information Center and three observers sued DHS on July 24, alleging a protester-surveillance policy that violates the First Amendment.
An ICE agent claimed she was placed in a “little database” as a “domestic terrorist,” a claim DHS denied.
Spokane officer Stacey Carr documented HSI agents collecting vehicle and license-plate data and uploading it to a platform, while Mother Jones reported that 21 police departments used Axon software to generate reports without human oversight.

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Electronic Privacy Information Center and three observers sued DHS on July 24, alleging a protester-surveillance policy that violates the First Amendment.
An ICE agent claimed she was placed in a “little database” as a “domestic terrorist,” a claim DHS denied.
Spokane officer Stacey Carr documented HSI agents collecting vehicle and license-plate data and uploading it to a platform, while Mother Jones reported that 21 police departments used Axon software to generate reports without human oversight.