The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports. Homeland Security withdrew its subpoena without providing an explanation. The email notified him that his account had been subpoenaed by the Department of Homeland Security. Two weeks later, Homeland Security agents were on his doorstep, asking him questions about the email that he sent to Dernbach, which the agents conceded broke no laws. § 1509(a)(1) to issue subpoenas,” said McLaughlin, referring to Homeland Security Investigations, an investigative unit within ICE.
