Homeland Security Secretary Suggests Prosecuting CNN for Its Reporting on ICE-Tracking App
The secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, says she is collaborating with the Department of Justice to explore potential legal action against CNN for its reporting on a mobile app that alerts users to the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their vicinity.
Speaking alongside President Trump during a tour of a migrant detention camp near Ochopee, Florida, Ms. Noem said her agency is “consulting with the Justice Department to determine whether CNN’s coverage of this app warrants prosecution. The safety and integrity of our law enforcement operations are our top priority.”
“What they’re doing is actively encouraging people to avoid law enforcement activities, operations, and we’re going to actually go after them and prosecute them with the partnership” of Attorney General Bondi, “if we can, because what they’re doing, we believe, is illegal,” Ms. Noem said.
Mr. Trump echoed her sentiments, hinting at possible legal action against the network. “CNN may very well be prosecuted for promoting this tool,” he told reporters. He suggested that the network’s focus on the app could undermine ICE operations.
Speaking alongside President Trump during a tour of a migrant detention camp near Ochopee, Florida, Ms. Noem said her agency is “consulting with the Justice Department to determine whether CNN’s coverage of this app warrants prosecution. The safety and integrity of our law enforcement operations are our top priority.”
“What they’re doing is actively encouraging people to avoid law enforcement activities, operations, and we’re going to actually go after them and prosecute them with the partnership” of Attorney General Bondi, “if we can, because what they’re doing, we believe, is illegal,” Ms. Noem said.
Mr. Trump echoed her sentiments, hinting at possible legal action against the network. “CNN may very well be prosecuted for promoting this tool,” he told reporters. He suggested that the network’s focus on the app could undermine ICE operations.
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