DHS Waited Until It Was Sued to Remind ICE Agents About the First Amendment – Mother Jones

"Defendants acknowledge that officers on the ground suggested otherwise, however, those statements were contrary to DHS policy," government attorneys wrote in a March 10 brief. "Indeed, agents throughout Maine have recently been reminded of this First Amendment policy and requested to adhere to the guidance within."

 But records show that DHS emailed this policy to its ICE Boston Field Office on March 10, mere hours before submitting the email to the court as proof of the government's documented commitment to protecting First Amendment activity...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/dhs-ice-domestic-terrorism-database-lawsuit-first-amendment/