ICE List Wiki:Image Rules
The ICE List Wiki accepts images that strengthen documentation, improve public understanding, and support verification of incidents, agents, facilities, and vehicles. All uploaded images must follow the rules below to ensure accuracy, legality, safety, and long-term reliability.
1. Licensing Requirements
All images must be either:
- Public domain (e.g., U.S. federal government images)
- Released under a license compatible with CC0
- Submitted by the photographer or rights holder
- User-generated content from social media
If you did not create the image, you must confirm the source and that the image is free to use. If licensing cannot be verified, the image will not be accepted, except in the case of social media images uploaded by the agents.
2. Privacy & Redaction
The ICE List documents public actors and public activity, but privacy rules still apply. Even when privacy laws allow all faces to be shown, we must protect the identity of civilians where possible.
- Blur faces of bystanders, minors, and unrelated civilians.
- Civilian license plates must be redacted.
- Government plates do not need redaction.
- Sensitive personal information (addresses, IDs, medical info) must be removed.
- If unsure, upload privately to an admin for redaction.
Agents acting in a public capacity **do not** require blurring.
3. Manipulation & Integrity
Allowed edits:
- Cropping
- Light colour/exposure correction
- Redaction (blur, pixelation)
Not allowed:
- Altering or removing elements
- AI-generated or AI-altered imagery presented as real evidence
(These may be added only in clearly marked non-evidentiary pages.)
4. Allowed Image Types
You may upload:
- Photos of ICE agents taken in public
- Screenshots from public videos showing ICE activity
- Images of vehicles, facilities, checkpoints, equipment
- FOIA-released images or court-released evidence
- Social-media images posted by eyewitnesses
5. Prohibited Images
The following may not be uploaded:
- Copyrighted news photography without explicit permission
- AI-generated images of real people treated as evidence
- Graphic images uploaded for shock rather than documentation
- Photos of unrelated civilians in private settings
6. Social Media Images & Video Screenshots
Social media is a major documentation source. The ICE List accepts images from:
- TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn
- YouTube videos and livestreams
- Public user-generated footage
- FOIA-disclosed video clips circulating online
Not allowed:
- Screenshots from private groups, private messages, or paywalled content.
7. Screenshots for Unnamed Agent Pages
Screenshots taken from videos are **encouraged** for creating and maintaining “Unnamed Agent” pages.
These images help:
- Track recurring agents whose identities are not yet known
- Document misconduct, detainments, or interactions
- Build chronological profiles of unidentified individuals
8. Required Context for Social Media Imagery
Every social-media-derived image must provide:
- Source URL
- Date/time posted or recorded
- Confirmation that the clip is unedited except for cropping/redaction
If the source post is deleted later, admins may preserve an archival copy.
9. Copyright & Fair Use Notes
User-created social-media content is generally permissible when documenting public behaviour. However:
- News-owned copyrighted images are not allowed.
- Fair-use claims must be justifiable and minimal.
When uncertain, request admin review.
10. Privacy Rules in Social Media Screenshots
- Bystanders must be blurred.
- Civilians uninvolved in the event must be protected.
- Agents acting in public remain unblurred.
11. Private Submission Option
If a contributor cannot safely upload an image:
- Contact an admin privately
- Submit via encrypted intake
- Send files through trusted volunteer channels
Admins will perform redaction, licensing checks, verification, and upload.
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By uploading images, you confirm you have the right to release them under CC0 and that they comply with all rules above. Non-compliant uploads may be removed without notice.