Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called Monday for an investigation into a Central Florida Democrat’s social media post reporting that immigration agents were at a bus station in Orlando, a request that drew swift condemnation from the American Civil Liberties Union and other free-speech advocates.

Linda Stewart, a former state senator, wrote Aug. 15 on Facebook that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was at Lynx Central Station in downtown.

Stewart’s post only generated a few dozen comments and likes, but it caught the eye of right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who on Monday accused Stewart of “doxxing ICE.”

A longtime ally of President Donald Trump and prolific social media poster, Loomer is seen as an influential voice in conservative politics, even though she’s faced criticism

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