Google Sent Personal and Financial Information of Student Journalist to ICE

Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers

Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

Google Handed Over Journalist’s Bank Details to ICE Without a Judge's Order

There is once again a heated debate about digital privacy. A recent report says Google fulfilled a data request (via administrative subpoena) from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist. He went to a protest on campus for a short time in 2024. What makes this case stand out is how much information was shared and how little a judge was involved. Why Google complied with …

Google Hands Over Student Journalist’s Personal and Financial Data to ICE, Igniting a Firestorm Over Big Tech’s Role in Immigration Enforcement

In what may become a defining episode in the fraught relationship between Silicon Valley and federal immigration authorities, Google has reportedly turned over the personal and financial information of a student journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a disclosure that has sent shockwaves through newsrooms, university campuses, and civil liberties organizations across the country. The revelation, first reported by TechCrunch, de…