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DHS ran mass surveillance of anti-ICE protest groups
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DHS ran mass surveillance of anti-ICE protest groups

Newly disclosed records show the Department of Homeland Security deployed undercover agents to infiltrate community meetings and private chats of leftwing organisations opposing Trump's immigration crackdown, in operations spanning Minnesota and New York. The surveillance targeted prominent groups whose only documented activity was lawful protest against ICE raids. The records reveal a scale of domestic political surveillance not seen in recent memory, with agents embedded inside organisations from early 2026.

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