Undercover surveillance at Minneapolis church tests federal injunction
TL;DR
An undercover federal agent attended a May training at University Baptist Church in Minneapolis and conducted surveillance around the church, potentially violating a February 2026 federal injunction that bars immigration enforcement actions at church properties; the church posted notices claiming protection, and agents reportedly surveilled the site, photographed cars, and ran license plates as part of broader investigations tied to anti-ICE protests in Minnesota.
- Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order MPR News
- U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown The New York Times
- Trump’s spying on left-wing groups recalls J Edgar Hoover’s Cointelpro | Ken Roth The Guardian
- Surveillance of Minnesota labor unions echoes history, tests legal limits Star Tribune
- Undercover DHS agents infiltrated anti-ICE meetings, labor unions during Operation Metro Surge FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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