Facebook group sharing information on ICE is removed

(NYT) — Meta on Tuesday removed a Facebook group that was used to share information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago after the Department of Justice requested it be taken down.

The Facebook group was removed by the company “following outreach” by the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post. The page was used “to dox and target” immigration agents in Chicago, she added.

The Facebook group, called ICE Sighting-Chicagoland, had more than 80,000 members before it was removed. Meta spokesperson Francis Brennan confirmed Wednesday that the page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” without providing further details.

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