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Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show

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Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show

Federal agents secretly monitored progressive groups and protesters during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday.

The surveillance, detailed in a 26-page motion filed in federal court in Minnesota, was part of two investigations dubbed “Operation Puppet Master” and “Project Whipple Shield,” which officials said were to track a...

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