Documents show feds spied on Minnesotans during Operation Metro Surge
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The Department of Homeland Security isn't commenting on allegations contained in new court documents that federal undercover agents spied on Minnesota activists, labor unions and churches involved in anti-ICE activities during Operation Metro Surge.
Court documents were filed Thursday connected to 15 people indicted and accused of conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers. The documents detail how federal agents infiltrated groups, obtained financial records of labor unions and nonprofits and compiled dossiers on people who attended organizing meetings during the immigration crackdown.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Amy Sweasy, professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, about the legality of undercover agents spying on Minnesota activists.
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