Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists
Newly released documents reveal that Chicago-area law enforcement collaborated with federal agents to conduct surveillance on anti-ICE activists in Minnesota. The investigation involved undercover agents and electronic monitoring, raising concerns about political surveillance.
Why it matters
The report highlights the intersection of local policing and federal immigration enforcement, sparking debate over the scope of surveillance on political activists.
Chicago-area law enforcement officers took part in an undercover probe by Immigration and Customs Enforcement into Minneapolis mutual aid networks last spring as part of the feds’ conspiracy investigation into 15 Twin Cities activists facing federal felony charges for resisting Operation Metro Surge, according to newly released documents reviewed by WIRED.
An April report by ICE’s investigations wing, Homeland Security Investigations, titled “Antifa Roadshow,” details in-person and electronic surveillance by a joint task force of an April 2 talk. The task force was made up of 14 law enforcement officers—six local cops and eight HSI Chicago agents. The talk included self-described anarchists in Minnesota who spoke about their organizing experiences during the three-month immigration surge, which resulted in the killings of two US citizens.
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