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Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show

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Federal agents secretly monitored progressive groups and protesters during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The surveillance, detailed in a 26-page motion filed in federal court in Minnesota, was part of two investigations …

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday.

  2. The Hill

    Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show (opens The Hill)

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    Federal agents secretly monitored progressive groups and protesters during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The surveillance, detailed in a 26-page motion filed in federal court in Minnesota, was part of two investigations …

  3. Mother Jones

    Documents Reveal the Federal Government’s Vast Minnesota Surveillance Dragnet (opens Mother Jones)

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    Newly released court records show the Department of Homeland Security conducted a months-long surveillance campaign against left-wing groups in Minnesota after the January killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent.

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