A grand jury is trying to force Reddit to unmask a user who criticised ICE

On the evening of 7 January 2026, ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman, in Minneapolis. Within days, Ross was named publicly: The Intercept identified him and published biographical details, and other news organisations followed. Across Reddit, users discussed the shooting, the officer, and the agency. One of them is now the target of a federal grand jury investigation.

According to a subpoena obtained by The Intercept, federal prosecutors in Washington, DC have ordered Reddit to appear before a grand jury and hand over the name, address, phone number, and other personal data of a user who posted criticisms of Ross and shared biographical information about him, details that had already appeared in published news articles. Reddit has until 14 April to comply.

This is the second attempt by the government to unmask the same user. In early March, ICE issued an administrative summons to Reddit ...