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DHS Subpoenas Activist for Posting Border Patrol Agent Video on Instagram

Sep 22, 2025·Location: Long Beach, CA

DHS Subpoenas Activist for Posting Border Patrol Agent Video on Instagram
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The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed activist Sherman Austin and social media accounts associated with Stop ICE, a crowdsourced alert network documenting immigration enforcement activities, after they posted a video of a Border Patrol agent in February 2025. DHS alleged the post constituted doxing and violated officer safety protocols. Austin and civil liberties lawyers representing him argue the information was publicly available and that the post is protected speech under the First Amendment.

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