Protecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate the Constitution

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Adam Schwartz

“Federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on digital rights. For example, we have a First Amendment right to record on-duty police, including ICE and CBP, but federal agents are violating this right. Indeed, Alex Pretti was exercising this right shortly before federal agents shot and killed him. So were the many people who filmed agents shooting and killing Pretti and Renee Good – thereby creating valuable evidence that contradicts false claims by government leaders. To protect our digital rights, we need the rule of law.” (02/04/26)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/protecting-our-right-sue-federal-agents-who-violate-constitution