Election worker says ICE officers confronted her over social media post

Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE

A poll worker said two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. Paigelynne Gonyea said the confrontation happened Tuesday while she was working at a polling place in Syracuse. [] The post Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE appeared first on Loonie Politics.

ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now

ICE agents reportedly tracked down a Syracuse poll worker on Election Day to demand she remove an Instagram post, because apparently, federal immigration enforcement now includes showing up in person to do content moderation for hurt feelings. According to Syracuse.com, Paigelynne Gonyea was working as a poll worker at the Central Library on Salina Street when two ICE agents contacted her, came inside, and handed her a warning letter over an Instagram account they claimed might violate federal law. — Read the rest The post ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now appeared first on Boing Boing.

ICE Tracks Down Woman to Force Her to Delete Instagram Post

Two ICE agents harassed a poll worker on Election Day, demanding she remove social media posts they claimed threatened federal agents, according to Syracuse.com.

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ICE tries to ‘scare’ New York woman into deleting social media post identifying agent who fatally shot Renee Good, raising free-speech concerns

Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confronted a poll worker at a Syracuse, New York, voting site during the state’s primary elections, prompting criticism from free speech advocates and election officials. Paigelynne Gonyea, an elections inspector at Syracuse’s Central Library polling site, said the agents approached her over an Instagram post she made months...