Meta has taken down a Facebook page that the U.S. Justice Department said was used to harass and “dox” ICE agents stationed in Chicago, complying with a federal request amid rising tensions over immigration enforcement.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X that the page sought to expose personal details of around 200 ICE officers involved in President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Meta confirmed it removed the page for “violating policies against coordinated harm.”
Neither Meta nor the DOJ disclosed specific content from the page, and Reuters could not independently review it. The incident follows similar actions by Apple and Google, which recently removed apps tracking ICE movements after pressure from the administration, which warned of possible prosecutions against their developers.
ICE has been a focal point of Trump’s tough immigration agenda, prompting protests and resistance from Chicago officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, who have barred ICE from using city property.
The episode comes as Meta works to rebuild ties with the Trump administration. The company has ended several diversity and fact-checking programs and reportedly paid $25 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over the suspension of his accounts following the January 6 Capitol riot.
