First Amendment lawyers say Minneapolis ICE observers are protected by Constitution

Prosecutors have a high bar to bring charges, experts say

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 970

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Less than an hour after the Saturday morning killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in south Minneapolis, conservative influencer Cam Higby took to social media with a sensational claim: Higby had “infiltrated” the group chats fueling local resistance to Operation Metro Surge.

On Monday, FBI director Kash Patel said he had “opened an investigation” into the chats. Many are said to be hosted on Signal, the encrypted messaging app.

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