Trump-Era ICE Used Canary Mission to Target Pro-Palestinian International Students for Deportation, DHS Confirms in Court

A senior official from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) testified in federal court that the agency used Canary Mission, a website known for doxxing and blacklisting pro-Palestinian student activists, to identify international students for investigation and potential deportation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that it obtained names of some targeted pro-Palestinian activists from this anonymous pro-Israel site. Canary Mission has been criticized for harassing and blacklisting students and scholars protesting against Israel's actions in Gaza. These revelations emerged from unsealed records and testimony, highlighting the Trump administration's secret efforts to deport foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian activism at U.S. universities.