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ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years

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Did you buy a beanie from REI recently? The Department of Homeland Security might be looking for you.

New court filings allege that Homeland Security Investigations agents subpoenaed the outdoor retailer in March, requesting the transaction information for “all persons” in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area who had purchased a specific type of dark green beanie from the company since 2024. REI did not respond to questions about whether it had complied with the request and, if so, how many people are affected.

The filings are part of a broader lawsuit by the federal government against 39 people who attended an ICE protest at a church whose pastor also worked as an acting ICE field office director. Both protesters and journalists who were attempting to cover the event, including former CNN host Don Lemon, are now defendants.

The subpoena to REI was one of 92 sentas part of HSI’s...

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