The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
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The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants' rights activists who were organizing "courtwatch" efforts in New York City this spring, law enforcement records shared with the Guardian indicate.
The FBI, the documents show, gained access to conversations in a "courtwatch" Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at three New York federal immigration courts. The US government has repeatedly been accused of violating immigrants' due process rights at those courts.
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