Free speech group says the government agreed to back off ICE monitoring groups and apps.
The ICE Sightings - Chicago Land Facebook Group and Eyes Up app won a preliminary injunction against the government in April after it allegedly pressured Meta and Apple to shut them down. Now FIRE, the free speech nonprofit that sued the DOJ and DHS, says the administration has agreed to make the preliminary injunction permanent as part of a settlement. [Link: Free speech nonprofit says US to end efforts to curb Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/free-speech-nonprofit-says-us-end-efforts-curb-facebook-group-app-reporting-ice-2026-11-14/ | Reuters]