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In response to questions from The Times about the subpoenas, Meta, Reddit and Discord declined to comment.
A Google spokeswoman said, quote, We review every legal demand and push back against those that are overbroad.
Now, a few other quick updates on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The acting head of ICE says that two agents have been suspended and are being investigated for making false statements related to a shooting in Minneapolis.
In the incident last month, an immigration agent shot a man in the leg and administration officials immediately rushed to justify the use of force, claiming three people had attacked the officer with a broom and a snow shovel and that he feared for his life.
That narrative collapsed in court, however, when the U.S.
attorney said that version of events was not true.
The charges against the men accused of attacking the agent have now been dropped.
The agents could be fired or face criminal prosecution.
It's the latest example of the Department of Homeland Security providing an account of a shooting that later proved questionable or outright wrong.
And... Nobody is illegal outside!
Across the country, students in more than three dozen states have walked out of class in recent weeks to protest the administration's deportation tactics.
But in Texas, Republican officials are trying to tamp those demonstrations down.
Governor Greg Abbott has suggested state funding could be stripped from school districts where there are protests and that students who are disorderly should be arrested.
Abbott recently warned on social media that Despite the threats, the walkouts have continued.
One 16-year-old in Dallas told The Times the protests are personal for her.
Her cousin was deported this year, leaving his wife and 5-year-old son to move in with her family.
Late last year, President Trump caught some off guard when he threatened to send the U.S.
military into Nigeria, quote, guns a-blazing to protect Christians in the country.
Now, the first wave of U.S.