{"id":3093205,"date":"2026-02-14T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=3093205"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:27:02","slug":"homeland-security-reportedly-sent-hundreds-of-subpoenas-seeking-to-unmask-anti-ice-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/14\/homeland-security-reportedly-sent-hundreds-of-subpoenas-seeking-to-unmask-anti-ice-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/13\/technology\/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">according to The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This echoes other recent reporting, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2026-01-28\/dhs-tried-novel-argument-to-compel-meta-to-provide-user-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg pointing to five cases<\/a> in which Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/03\/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sought to identify the owners of anonymous Instagram accounts<\/a>, with the department withdrawing its subpoenas after the owners sued. And a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2026\/02\/03\/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Washington Post story<\/a> described Homeland Security\u2019s growing use of administrative subpoenas \u2014 which do not require the approval of a judge \u2014 to target Americans.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the NYT says a practice that was previously used sparingly has become increasingly common in recent months, with the department sending hundreds of these subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta. The subpoenas reportedly focused on accounts that did not have a real name attached and either criticized ICE or described the location of ICE agents.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google, Meta, and Reddit have reportedly complied in at least some cases. 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