Kae Rosado, a small business owner in Chicago, was concerned about increased ICE activity in her community, so she did something about it. Using publicly available information, she created a Facebook group to document ICE operations, increase transparency, and help her community stay informed and safe.
Her work focused on simply informing fellow small business owners, friends, and family of what ICE was doing in her community, but federal officials didn’t like that. After the group amassed close to 100,000 members, the government unconstitutionally demanded that Facebook shut down Kae’s work.
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize law enforcement. Silencing Americans for sharing lawful information violates that fundamental right. That’s why FIRE is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.We’re defending Kae constitutional rights to make it crystal clear that the government cannot shut down speech it finds inconvenient.
This case isn’t just about Kae. It’s about whether Americans are still free to hold their government accountable.
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