Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
In Brief Posted: 2:30 PM PST · February 14, 2026 Image Credits:LightRocket / Getty Images Anthony Ha Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The New York Times. This echoes other recent reporting, with Bloomberg pointing to five cases in which Homeland Security sought to identify the owners of anonymous Instagram accounts, with the department withdrawing its subpoenas after the owners sued. And a Washington Post story described Homeland Security’s growing use of administrative subpoenas — which do not require the…
