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Federal Agents Target Protesters Amid Controversial Surveillance Scheme

1/29/2026

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Federal Agents' Surveillance

Federal agents have been instructed to compile surveillance data on protestors, including images and personal information, per CNN.
The scheme may have targeted Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse killed by Customs and Border Protection agents.
Prior to his death, Pretti was assaulted by federal agents, sustaining a broken rib.
Recently, ICE agents have begun intimidating volunteer observers in Portland, Maine, warning their information could label them as domestic terrorists.

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Obama Criticizes Immigration Enforcement

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama criticized federal immigration enforcement tactics after the death of Alex Pretti.
They called the actions a wake-up call for Americans.
They condemned aggressive actions by federal agents in Minnesota.
A coalition of mainstream Democrats and far-left activists is mobilizing protests against these enforcement tactics.
Hillary Clinton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promote donations to groups organizing these demonstrations, including the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.

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Federal Agents' Surveillance

Federal agents have been instructed to compile surveillance data on protestors, including images and personal information, per CNN.
The scheme may have targeted Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse killed by Customs and Border Protection agents.
Prior to his death, Pretti was assaulted by federal agents, sustaining a broken rib.
Recently, ICE agents have begun intimidating volunteer observers in Portland, Maine, warning their information could label them as domestic terrorists.

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