The U.S. Justice Department confirmed Tuesday that Meta complied with its request to remove a Facebook page allegedly used to harass Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stationed in Chicago.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that the page was part of an effort to “dox and target” roughly 200 ICE officers deployed to the city under President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign. Doxxing refers to the online publication of personal information to intimidate or harass individuals.
A Meta spokesperson said the company took down the page for “violating our policies against coordinated harm.” Neither Meta nor the DOJ shared further details about the page, and Reuters was unable to independently review it.
Earlier this month, Apple and Google removed apps that allowed users to track ICE agents’ movements after pressure from the Trump administration. Officials have even threatened to prosecute developers behind those tracking tools.
ICE has been a central player in Trump’s hardline immigration strategy, conducting frequent raids and arrests nationwide. While rights groups have accused the agency of overreach and civil rights violations, the administration maintains that left-wing activists have been interfering with ICE operations and harassing agents.
Meta and other major tech firms have been working to repair relations with Trump following his reelection in November. The social media giant contributed $1 million to his inaugural fund, ended its diversity and fact-checking initiatives, and recently agreed to pay $25 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over the suspension of his accounts after the January 6 Capitol riot.
Meanwhile, Chicago’s Democratic leadership has resisted the administration’s immigration crackdown. Mayor Brandon Johnson recently signed an order prohibiting ICE from using city-owned properties as staging areas, while Governor JB Pritzker voiced similar opposition. Many local businesses have also posted signs declaring their establishments off-limits to federal immigration agents.