by Jessica Corbett | Apr 30, 2026 | AI, big tech, FISA, Fourth Amendment, Mass Surveillance, News, Privacy, spying on citizens, Trump Administration
Dozens of Democrats in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives helped the GOP send a key spying bill to the Senate on Wednesday, earning sharp condemnation from the diverse movement that has called for privacy reforms. The House voted 235-191 in favor of the bill released last week by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has been trying for months to get an extension of Section…
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by Brad Reed | Jan 31, 2026 | DHS, Fourth Amendment, ICE, immigration, News, Trump Administration
An internal legal memo obtained by the New York Times reveals that federal immigration enforcement agents are claiming broad new powers to carry out warrantless arrests. The Times reported on Friday that the memo, which was signed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, “expands the ability of lower-level ICE agents to carry out sweeps rounding up people…
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by Truthout | Jan 22, 2026 | Department of Homeland Security, Fourth Amendment, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News, warrant, Warrantless Searches, Whistleblowers
An internal memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggests that agents are authorized to enter the homes of immigrants and citizens alike without a judicial warrant — an assertion that violates the Fourth Amendment and several years of caselaw stating otherwise. The memo was first made public in a disclosure from whistleblowers within the federal government, with the help of…
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