DHS won’t say whether it’s keeping a database of anti-ICE protesters. | The Verge
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]