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DHS agents tracked ICE observers in Maine, filings show

Original: "DHS🚨agents tracked people observing # ICE , took photos of them, ran their license plates, pulled their personal info..

Unsealed court filings indicate DHS agents in Maine monitored people observing ICE activity, photographing them, running their license plates and pulling personal information, with data stored in a Palantir-built database. Attorney P Thakker and others describe the surveillance as intimidation of bystanders documenting immigration enforcement.

Why now: Freshly unsealed court filings revealing surveillance of ICE observers are fueling debate over DHS overreach and use of Palantir technology.

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• "DHS🚨agents tracked people observing # ICE , took photos of them, ran their license plates, pulled their personal info... -P Thakker # DHS 🚨intimidated people observing ICE activity in ME, stored info about them in a # Palantir -built database *unsealed court filings. They did… · KimPerales@toad.social · 5

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