DHS Has Used This Controversial Investigative Tool 185,000 Times Since Trump Took Office

Homeland Security Investigations sent out approximately 185,000 administrative subpoenas between January 2025 and the time of this report, according to the agency's estimates. This volume exceeded the number issued during the six-and-a-half-year period from 2016 through mid-August 2022. Administrative subpoenas are investigative tools that allow federal agents to compel the production of records without judicial approval.

• Wired — DHS Has Used This Controversial Investigative Tool 185,000 Times Since Trump Took Office

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