Electronic Frontier Foundation17h ago
The FAA quietly imposed a nationwide drone restriction that prevents filming ICE and other federal agents within half a mile. It’s an attack on the First Amendment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice
The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

Legal intern Raj Gambhir was the principal author of this post.The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists,...

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Show threadBill Zaumen16h ago
@eff Just out of curiosity, how does a drone operator comply with this restriction if they don't publish the precise location of every "ICE and CBP vehicle"? If a drone was being used, for example, to inspect my roof, how would the operator know that an ICE vehicle was driving down the freeway less than 1/2 mile away?
Show threadKrissyKat

@bzdev @eff

I was thinking the same. Maybe ICE and CBP should make announcements where they'll be to give drone operators and the public the ability to follow the regulation.

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Show threadDima 🇩🇰 🇺🇦3h ago

@KrissyKat @bzdev @eff

"... to follow the regulation"

Or the ICE car?! 🧐