The complaint filed by FIRE against Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleges that they coerced Facebook to disable a Facebook group critical of ICE operations and Apple to remove an app called Eyes Up from its App Store, which archives videos of past ICE activity. The lawsuit claims this constitutes unconstitutional coercion in violation of the First Amendment, as the government cannot use third-party intermediaries to suppress disfavored expression. FIRE argues that Bondi and Noem's actions are viewpoint discrimination against speech critical of ICE operations while allowing supportive speech to go unchallenged. The case seeks an injunction to prevent further coercive censorship by the government.
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