DHS Undercover Ops Shadow Minneapolis Protests, Memorial for Alex Pretti Tracked
New court filings reveal Homeland Security undercover operations surveilling Minneapolis protesters, including monitoring a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, joining a neighborhood Signal group, and attending meetings where an undercover vote favored abolishing prisons; later discussions suggest groups aimed to abolish ICE and DHS rather than pursue violence. Across transcripts, agents said there was no evidence of violent intent, even as they documented peaceful activism and photos of protest materials. The operation—called Certified Undercover as part of Operation Puppet Master—extended to groups like the Sunrise Movement and PSL, prompting questions about the scope and legality of domestic political surveillance.
