Demonstrators attend an anti-ICE rally in Lewiston, Maine on January 24, 2026. Federal officials have acknowledged collecting information on some protesters, even as they deny maintaining a database tracking U.S. citizens.

In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.

(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso)

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