Posted Jul 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM UTCGExternal LinkDHS won’t say whether it’s keeping a database of anti-ICE protesters.ICE has denied it maintains such a database, but Mother Jones lays out some shifty wording that suggests Trump administration officials are dodging the question — including a spontaneous mention of the known Terrorist Screening Dataset. Given that 15 Minnesota activists are facing federal charges, it sure sounds like DHS may be tracking protesters after all.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Gaby Del Valle
DHS won’t say whether it’s keeping a database of anti-ICE protesters.
ICE has denied it maintains such a database, but Mother Jones lays out some shifty wording that suggests Trump administration officials are dodging the question — including a spontaneous mention of the known Terrorist Screening Dataset. Given that 15 Minnesota activists are facing federal charges, it sure sounds like DHS may be tracking protesters after all. [Link: ICE finds a new way to dodge Congress about a secret protester database | https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-domestic-terrorists-database-ed-markey-letter/ | Mother Jones]
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