US conducted mass spying campaign against leftwing and anti-ICE protesters
Protesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The defendants are accused of a “conspiracy” to “impede” US immigration officers during the Trump administration’s surge in the region.The DHS investigative reports were disclosed by the government and submitted to the court by an attorney for one of the defendants.
- ▪Protesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- ▪Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- ▪The defendants are accused of a “conspiracy” to “impede” US immigration officers during the Trump administration’s surge in the region.The DHS investigative reports were disclosed by the government and submitted to the court by an attorney
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| Original publisher | the Guardian |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/us-government-spied-anti-ice-protesters |
| Publication time | Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:39:10 +0000 |
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Protesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters march during a ‘Nationwide Shutdown’ demonstration against ICE enforcement on 30 January in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesTrump administrationUS conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records revealDHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdownSam Levin in Los Angeles and Rachel Leingang in MinneapolisThu 13 Aug 2026 19.06 EDTFirst published on Thu 13 Aug 2026 18.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNewly disclosed records reveal the US government…
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