GoKawiilICE surveillance program targeting Minnesota activists revealed in court discovery
Defense attorneys for 15 Minnesota residents facing federal conspiracy charges have obtained internal DHS/ICE records—reports, intercepted Signal chats, emails, photos and database queries—documenting investigations codenamed Project Whipple Shield and Operation Puppet Master. The operations were authorized under National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, issued after Charlie Kirk's assassination, which directs federal agencies to use all available tools against critics of the administration and groups deemed 'anti-Christian.'
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Defense attorneys argue the case reflects a nationwide DHS surveillance campaign against immigration-policy critics, with one lawyer comparing it to the FBI's COINTELPRO program that targeted civil rights and anti-war activists decades ago. Experts cited say the scale of this operation may be unmatched since that 1960s-70s era, suggesting a significant expansion of post-9/11 counterterrorism authority into domestic political dissent. The full extent of NSPM 7's reach remains unknown, raising questions about civil liberties protections for activists nationwide.
- Evidence from the Minnesota 15 case reveals ICE/DHS surveillance operations codenamed Whipple Shield and Puppet Master.
- The operations were authorized under NSPM 7, issued after Charlie Kirk's assassination, targeting administration critics.
- Defense attorneys liken the campaign to COINTELPRO, the FBI's historic surveillance of civil rights and anti-war movements.
Source: wired.com — Ali Winston, 2026-10-28
Published there as: “ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History”
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