ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light

Published June 10, 2026 · Category: News

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Demonstrators attend an anti-ICE rally in Lewiston, Maine on January 24, 2026. Federal officials have acknowledged collecting information on some protesters, even as they deny maintaining a database tracking U.S. citizens.

In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly-departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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