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Sam Levin in Los Angeles and Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis

US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal

Immigration enforcement agents with faces covered, walking down a street
Immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis in February 2026. Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters

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 City, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning non-profit groups.

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