"The Guardian last week initially reported that the FBI monitored immigrant-rights activists by accessing a courtwatch Signal group, which organizes volunteers who observe public hearings at three federal immigration courts in NYC. A two-page joint situational information report from the FBI and the NYPD dated from Aug. 28, which The Guardian obtained, had quoted from the encrypted messaging app Signal and characterized the court watchers as anarchist violent extremist actors."
"Despite Signal being end-to-end encrypted, the FBI stated that it obtained the messages through a sensitive source with excellent access, implying that someone within the chat was sharing information. In a statement to amNewYork, an NYPD spokesperson on Monday distanced itself from the joint report, saying it is not an NYPD document. The department said it relates to a broader counterterrorism investigation into a range of potential criminal activities, including weapons training, violence against law enforcement, property damage, and discussions about bomb-making."
FBI materials and a joint situational report quoted messages from a private Signal courtwatch group that organizes volunteers observing hearings at three federal immigration courts in New York City. The report characterized the court watchers as anarchist violent extremist actors. The FBI said it obtained the encrypted messages through a sensitive source with excellent access, suggesting an insider shared information. The NYPD distanced itself, saying the document is not an NYPD document and linking it to a broader counterterrorism probe that mentioned weapons training, violence against law enforcement, property damage, and bomb-making discussions. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani called the monitoring deeply troubling and pledged an incoming-administration review. The report was reviewed by the NYPD Handschu Committee civilian representative, Muhammad Faridi.
Read at www.amny.com
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