ICE surveillance of left-wing activists
The gist
Reports say ICE ran an anti-left surveillance operation with at least 11 undercover agents in the Twin Cities.
The Minnesota case may test how far the government can investigate protest.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -06HSI agent Ryan Ribner allegedly assaulted SEIU California president David Huerta at a protest of an ICE enforcement operation and arrested him; Huerta's charges were dropped in July after videos contradicting Ribner's account surfaced.
- 2025 -09As of September 2025, 23 states and the District of Columbia had laws limiting face coverings for protesters.
- May 21, 2026The government dismissed all charges against six people, the "Broadview Six," who were protesting outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, when an agent driving a vehicle turned into a crowd.