DHS Is Getting Sued For the Truth About Its “Domestic Terrorism Watchlist”
Activists are suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over concerns that they have been placed on a domestic terrorism watchlist for exercising their First Amendment rights. Legal filings reveal that federal agents have allegedly intimidated individuals observing immigration operations, warning them of potential watchlist inclusion. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has also filed a lawsuit seeking records related to the alleged database under the Freedom of Information Act.
- ▪Activists fear being placed on a government watchlist for observing immigration operations.
- ▪A federal lawsuit claims that ICE agents warned individuals they could be added to a domestic terrorism database.
- ▪The DHS has denied the existence of such a database, despite ongoing legal challenges.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); An activist holds up a sign during a march to the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, DC, January 11, 2026.Probal Rashid/LightRocket/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Does photographing ICE agents make you a domestic terrorist in Donald Trump’s America? That’s the question being asked by a growing chorus of activists and legal observers who fear they’ve been placed on a government watchlist for exercising their First Amendment rights.
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