ICE in San Diego is monitoring activists through Operation Road Flare

Written By Holden Hardcastle

Court documents in a case against Jeane Wong revealed the existence of the operation.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego is monitoring activists who document the agency's activities, court records revealed. 

Called Operation Road Flare, the surveillance has targeted Jeane Wong, an activist who organized cyclists to patrol schools for ICE activity in their communities, and Arturo Gonzalez, an influencer on TikTok and Instagram who films encounters with immigration enforcement officials, among others. It's not clear from the document made public in a court case how many activists the government might be monitoring in San Diego.

“These are things that we are allowed to do and should be allowed to do peacefully without being monitored by the United States government,” Gonzalez said when he found out about the operation. “Who they should really be investigating are these ICE agents who are picking people up with no criminal history.”

ICE did not respond to requests for comment. The Department of Justice declined to comment.

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