Records Reveal How Homeland Security Agents Surveilled ICE Protesters
Mother Jones illustration; Ryan Murphy/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Over the past year, ICE agents have scanned the faces of protesters, photographed their license plates, and collected samples of their DNA. But the agency hasn’t said how or where it’s storing that information.
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- ▪Over the past year, ICE agents have scanned the faces of protesters, photographed their license plates, and collected samples of their DNA.
- ▪But the agency hasn’t said how or where it’s storing that information.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/dhs-ice-surveillance-database-protest-public-records-spokane-hsi/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:25:37 +0000 |
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Mother Jones illustration; Ryan Murphy/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the past year, ICE agents have scanned the faces of protesters, photographed their license plates, and collected samples of their DNA. But the agency hasn’t said how or where it’s storing that information. As President Donald Trump’s administration boosts its arsenal of surveillance technologies—and a growing number of Trump’s critics report unsettling experiences after encounters with ICE—many Americans fear they’re being tracked for exercising their First Amendment rights.
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