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NEW: We're suing DHS for attempting to silence and intimidate Maine residents. From surveillance technology to "domestic terrorist" watchlists, the federal government is unlawfully retaliating against those who dare to document its abuses. protdem.org/4srJQQP[image or embed]

" Protect Democracy (@protectdemocracy.org) Feb 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM

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... Two US residents have sued several Homeland Security agencies and officials, including Secretary Kristi Noem, for allegedly using surveillance tools to harass them, branding them as "domestic terrorists," and even showing up at their homes based on license-plate recognition.

On Monday, the nonprofit Protect Democracy filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two Mainers, Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan, and other unnamed plaintiffs over what they describe as unconstitutional surveillance designed to deter them from exercising their First Amendment rights. ...

This included the two women named in the lawsuit, both lifelong Maine residents, who observed and recorded law enforcement officers' activities in public places.

In response, in what the lawsuit says is "an effort to chill their protected activity," the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement officials allegedly used "the government's significant surveillance capabilities to collect and track personal information about observers and other protestors."

And in some cases, the lawsuit claims they did more than just collecting and tracking this info, allegedly showing up at residents' homes in attempts to intimidate and harass them. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-24 01:30 PM | Reply

Yeah, ICE aren't Nazis. No way.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-24 02:04 PM | Reply

Parents in a Virginia would like a word.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-24 02:12 PM | Reply

@#2 ... Yeah, ICE aren't Nazis. No way. ...

I'm wondering if this is just a ~toe-in-the-water~ thing, i.e., a test of what Pres Trump is building up ICE to do nationwide in the long term?


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-24 02:15 PM | Reply

Marylanders would like a meeting.

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-02-24 02:18 PM | Reply

Now that is a sh1thole country.

#6 | Posted by Jaspar at 2026-02-24 02:50 PM | Reply

Flag:

Parents in a Virginia would like a word.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut

"Whatabout something totally unrelated and not at all equal!?"

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-02-24 03:05 PM | Reply

It sounds like they are being treated like Catholics.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-02-24 03:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It sounds like they are being treated like Catholics.

#8 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

ICE does this to Catholics?

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-24 03:53 PM | Reply

It sounds like they are being treated like Catholics.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger

Jeff Pedo Bellringer is referring to Pedo Priests.

He is pissed they get in trouble for raping minors and are monitored afterward.

Typcail Jeff. What are you gonna do, right?

#10 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-02-24 04:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Americans sue America after being warned off after attempting to interfere with America Law Enforcement

Why do leftists hate America??

#11 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-24 04:57 PM | Reply

@#11 ... Why do leftists hate America?? ...

The real question, after reading the article and the details of the lawsuit, seems to be...

Why does Pres Trump hate the Constitution?


Because it puts guardrails on his quest for ultimate power over Americans?

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-24 05:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I'm sure it was a friendly warning.
If it wasn't friendly, they probably wouldn't have gotten it.
Really, though, insurrection is not a 'constitutional right'.

#13 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-24 05:07 PM | Reply

Why did MAGAts like Daddysfist attack DC on J6?

#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-24 05:14 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Authoritarian regimes - and the militias and security agencies that buttress them - rely on instilling fear in their subjects. They rule by enforcing conformity and obedience through terror ... "

Elizabeth Tsurkov

#15 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-02-24 05:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration."

"There was nothing left in them except sorrow for what they had done, and love of Big Brother. It was touching to see how they loved him. They begged to be shot quickly, so that they could die while their minds were still clean."

- George Orwell

#16 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-24 05:18 PM | Reply

It sounds like they are being treated like Catholics.
#8 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Why don't feel so compelled to defend pedophiles?

Is it because you're worried what the FBI would discover if they searched your house?

#17 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-24 05:32 PM | Reply

#11 | Posted by john_savage2

How many aliases does this Pedo have?

#18 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-02-24 06:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#14 | Posted by hitla
And those magats were hunted down and locked up too, right?
You cheered.
So today's domestic enemies might also be hunted down and locked up.
You cry.

#19 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-24 06:12 PM | Reply

...all the while oblivious that the previous admin deliberately crafted an immigration crisis via their TPS EOs, designed to expire and be a problem for the next admin.
It's all very cynical and you all should be offended; they are insluting you.

#20 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-24 06:15 PM | Reply

And those magats were hunted down and locked up too, right?
You cheered.
So today's domestic enemies might also be hunted down and locked up.
You cry.

#19 | Posted by john_savage2

You cheered when the terrorists were pardoned.

You are today's domestic enemies.

#21 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-02-24 06:24 PM | Reply

John Savage loves Juan Orlando Hernndez.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-24 06:25 PM | Reply

How many aliases does this Pedo have?
#18 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT

A new one for every day of the week and two on Sundays.

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-24 06:26 PM | Reply

Daddysfist cheered Brian Sicknick's death like a good little MAGAt.

#24 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-24 06:34 PM | Reply

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