The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

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Google provided ICE with extensive personal data about a British student journalist who attended a pro-Palestinian protest, responding to an administrative subpoena issued without judicial approval. The data included usernames, addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers, and financial information. Administrative subpoenas are issued directly by federal agencies and tech companies are not legally obligated to comply, though many do. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has called on major tech companies to resist such requests and notify users, as the Trump administration increasingly uses these subpoenas to target critics and protesters.

Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

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