1. United States
2. Utah
3. Letter

The Trump administration is weaponizing grand juries to unmask and punish anonymous critics of ICE, and Congress must act to stop it. After losing in court, federal prosecutors are now using secretive grand jury subpoenas to circumvent First Amendment protections and judicial oversight. Reddit has been ordered to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington to identify a user whose posts included commenting on news about ICE and suggesting protest sign lyrics. When ICE's administrative summons failed in Northern California federal court on March 27, prosecutors simply switched tactics four days later and issued a grand jury subpoena spanning three times the original period. This is retaliation dressed up as investigation. The user's posts contain no evidence of criminal activity. They criticized government agencies and discussed protests, exactly the kind of speech the First Amendment exists to protect. Reddit reports that January to June 2025 brought the highest volume of law enforcement requests in company history, with 66% coming from U.S. agencies. This administration is abusing the grand jury system to silence dissent and intimidate critics. You need to investigate this pattern of prosecutorial overreach and introduce legislation to protect anonymous political speech from retaliatory government surveillance. The deadline for Reddit to comply is April 14.