FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal

Source: The Guardian [UK]

“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. … A ‘joint situational information report’ from the FBI and the New York police department (NYPD), dated 28 August 2025, quoted from a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, and also characterized the court watchers as ‘anarchist violent extremist actors,’ The two-page report was distributed to other law enforcement agencies across the US.” (11/21/25)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/fbi-signal-group-chat-immigration