Suit alleges Homeland Security targeted people observing, protesting immigration agents

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 658

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Three people who observed federal immigration enforcement during the Trump administration’s sometimes-violent surge said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday the Department of Homeland Security illegally recorded them and revoked their status in the department’s trusted traveler programs.

The suit, filed in the Southern District of California, says the administration violated a federal privacy law, administrative law and the First Amendment by targeting people who observed and protested aggressive immigration enforcement, including during the …

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