US government extensively spied on anti-ICE protesters and leftwing groups, records reveal

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Newly disclosed records reveal extensive US government surveillance on leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters through undercover agents and infiltration of communication channels like Signal. The operation targeted organizations opposing immigration crackdowns mainly in Minnesota, New York, and the Twin Cities area.

DHS sent undercover agents to meetings, infiltrated chats and obtained financial records in vast operation into groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown Newly disclosed records reveal the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year. Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning nonprofit groups. Continue reading...