By Chris Palmer and Jeff Gammage, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Friday ordered Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — not to comply with a request by the Department of Homeland Security seeking information about the operators of MontCo Community Watch , a grassroots organization behind a pair of anonymous social media accounts that track local ICE activity .

The order, issued late Friday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang, was a quick response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Montgomery County group, in which its lawyers said DHS had taken unlawful steps to try to unmask the people behind it.

In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in California this week, lawyers for the group said DHS’ actions amount to a clear First Amend

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