Twitter sues US government over anti-Trump account

Twitter is suing the Trump administration over the demand for the company to reveal the identity of the user behind the account @ALT_uscis, which is critical of the current government’s immigration policies.A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent named Adam Hoffman sent Twitter a summons (PDF) last month, demanding information about the account in question, which is believed to be maintained by run by rogue members of US immigration agencies.In its case against the govt (PDF), Twitter noticed that the CBP is permitted to demand data associated with the importing of merchandise into the country, and its investigation of this account has nothing to try and do therewith the least bit. The characters ‘uscis’ in its handle ask the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, and its posts oftentimes decision into question the Trump administration’s immigration policies and choices.