Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice the company certified on Tuesday Related Articles US revokes visas for foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his nd birthday A few airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact saying it s political Republicans try to weaken -year-old law protecting whales seals and polar bears Federal employees in mental strength and complaint control were among targets in weekend firings Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a post on X that following outreach from the DOJ Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to target ICE functionaries Meta noted in a report that the group was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm Meta is the latest tech company to restrict tools used to track ICE agents on its platform Earlier this month Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U S immigration agents just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down Ruling body authorities detain a protester in Chicago Tuesday Oct Anthony Vazquez Chicago Sun-Times via AP A administration official throws a tear gas canister towards protesters in Chicago Tuesday Oct Anthony Vazquez Chicago Sun-Times via AP Show Caption of Regime leaders detain a protester in Chicago Tuesday Oct Anthony Vazquez Chicago Sun-Times via AP Expand Bondi has announced that such tracking puts Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at vulnerability But users and developers of the apps say it s their First Amendment right to capture what ICE is doing in their neighborhoods and maintain that the majority users turn to these platforms in an effort to protect their own safety as President Donald Trump initiatives up aggressive immigration enforcement across the country While a Facebook group for ICE sightings in Chicago does appear to have been taken down as of Tuesday evening dozens of other groups chosen with thousands of members remained visible on Facebook