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Reports: Acting Deputy AG Bove Sought FBI Probe of Anti-ICE Protesters

Original: A separate incident weeks earlier sparked a similar focus on # FreeSpeech , according to Fields, when then-Acting Deputy

Then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove reportedly demanded the FBI investigate a group of anti-ICE protesters gathered outside a federal building in California, drawing criticism from Fields, who said the move targeted constitutionally protected protest. The incident, weeks before a similar controversy, is being framed as part of a broader pattern of government pressure on free speech and political dissent.

Why now: Concerns are mounting that senior Justice Department officials are using federal law enforcement powers against political protesters, raising free speech issues.

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• A separate incident weeks earlier sparked a similar focus on # FreeSpeech , according to Fields, when then-Acting Deputy Attorney General # EmilBove demanded the # FBI investigate a group of anti- # ICE protestors outside a federal building in California. In both cases, Fields… · Nonilex@masto.ai · 6

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