According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the past few months.

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The Department of Homeland Security has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to tech companies including Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta requesting identifying information about users who criticized ICE or reported agent locations online. These subpoenas, historically rare and reserved for serious crimes, have dramatically increased in frequency. Companies can choose whether to comply and typically notify users, giving them time to challenge the requests in court. The ACLU has filed motions arguing DHS is using these subpoenas to suppress speech, while related actions include Meta blocking links to ICE agent databases and app stores removing ICE-tracking applications.

Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online