Lawsuit claims Trump administration officials coerced removal of ICE tracking platforms

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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An Indiana man is part of a federal lawsuit claiming that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem coerced Apple and Facebook into removing online platforms spotlighting actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Bondi and Noem violated First Amendment free speech rights of the platform creators with comments threatening the companies unless they “remove disfavored ICE-related” platforms.

Parties in the lawsuit include Brown County …

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