The Justice Department’s 2026 report, commissioned under the Trump administration, lays out a detailed and highly charged account of how federal law enforcement handled pro-life activism during the Biden years.
Spanning more than 200 pages, the document frames its central claim in direct terms: that Biden-era officials used federal authority, particularly the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, in a way that disproportionately targeted Christian pro-life advocates.
At the core of the report is the allegation that the Department of Justice worked closely with abortion-rights organizations, including groups like the National Abortion Federation and Planned Parenthood, to identify and monitor activists.
According to the document, these organizations supplied what it describes as “security reports” or “dossiers” containing personal details—addresses, driver’s license numbers, and in some cases photographs of family members, including children. The report claims that this information fed directly into federal investigations and prosecutions.
One section highlights a 137-page memorandum circulated in 2021 by a pro-choice organization, which reportedly detailed a pro-life conference down to travel plans, lodging, and individual profiles of attendees. The report states that several individuals named in that document were later prosecuted under the FACE Act, which prohibits obstructing access to reproductive health services.
The report also describes internal friction. It claims the FBI raised concerns that some of the monitoring involved individuals engaged in activity protected by the First Amendment. Despite that warning, the task force—revived under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland—continued to track certain activists over extended periods, according to the document.
Another repeated claim is the level of communication between federal officials and advocacy groups. The report alleges frequent contact, including direct messaging between task force leadership and abortion-rights organizations’ security teams, with one group reportedly praised for flagging protest activity in near real-time.
Critics of the Biden administration, including advocacy leaders like Concerned Women for America’s Penny Nance, are cited in the report condemning these actions as politically motivated enforcement. Meanwhile, the document notes that President Trump issued pardons in early 2025 to 23 individuals convicted under the FACE Act, a move presented as part of a broader effort to reverse prior prosecutions.
The report stops short of including responses from those accused of wrongdoing. A source close to former President Biden declined to comment, and outreach to some of the organizations mentioned is noted without published replies.
