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ICE Subpoenas REI for Customer Data in Protest Investigation

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have issued a subpoena to REI, demanding customer data related to purchases of a specific green beanie. This action is part of an investigation into protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March. Homeland Security Investigations is conducting the dragnet search, seeking to identify individuals involved. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a regulatory action by a government agency against a retailer, which falls under 'tool' as it's not a core AI development or significant policy shift.

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ICE Subpoenas REI for Customer Data in Protest Investigation

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controv

    ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March. ht…

    LINKS wired.com/…/ice-wants-to-know-who-bought-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a contr

    📰 ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March. …

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/ice-wants-to-know-who-b… web.archive.org

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