Judge sides with creators of banned ICE trackers who allege DHS and DOJ violated their First Amendment rights

"Judge Jorge L. Alonso found that the plaintiffs, Kassandra Rosado and Kreisau Group, are likely to succeed in their case, which alleges that the government suppressed protected speech under the First Amendment by strong-arming Facebook and Apple into removing ICE monitoring efforts."

"In a document filed on Friday, Alonso called these posts 'thinly veiled threats.'"

"The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) wrote in a post on X that it is 'extremely encouraged by this ruling.'"

A judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from coercing platforms to remove the 'ICE Sightings - Chicagoland' Facebook group and the Eyes Up app. The plaintiffs, Kassandra Rosado and Kreisau Group, argue that the government violated the First Amendment by pressuring Facebook and Apple to eliminate these projects. The lawsuit cites social media posts from former officials that threatened the removal of similar apps. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression expressed optimism about the ruling's implications for First Amendment protections.

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