Minnesota Officials Alleged to Run Secret Signal Chats to Obstruct Federal Immigration Efforts

A leaked Signal group chat has reportedly been used by at least two Democratic Minnesota state officials and former campaign adviser to Governor Tim Walz, Amanda Koehler, to track and impede federal immigration operations within the state. The activity was detailed in a report by conservative independent journalist Cam Higby, who stated on social media that he had infiltrated signal groups across Minneapolis with the goal of identifying and obstructing federal agents.

Higby described creating daily, time-specific group chats that are deleted at day’s end to avoid detection, recordkeeping, and legal consequences. The reports indicate that one identified admin in the group chat uses the alias “Flan,” which has sparked speculation about potential ties to Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. Wisconsin GOP Representative Derrick Van Orden labeled such connections an “actual insurrection,” while Utah Senator Mike Lee questioned on social media whether federal funding might be fueling the Minneapolis incident.

The leak follows the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis and comes after ICE agents were deployed statewide following the earlier death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE officer. According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data, ICE law enforcement officers have experienced a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% rise in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% surge in death threats since the recent events.