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Trump DHS surveillance of journalists and civil society 2026
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 29
AUG 29 · Day 1
Trump DHS using obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions
The Trump administration argued in court filings that DHS has the power to demand records under 1509 without judicial oversight.
Google did not comply with the DHS summons for any of the accounts, telling DHS it had not offered evidence of how it was related to a customs investigation.
None of the organizations whose financial records were obtained by DHS are charged with crimes, and DHS did not offer an explanation for why it needed the records.