{"id":5575,"date":"2026-08-17T19:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:16:33","slug":"dhs-agent-drops-wire-in-bungled-church-spy-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5575","title":{"rendered":"DHS Agent Drops Wire in Bungled Church Spy Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>An undercover federal agent\u2019s concealed recording device fell to the floor of a Minneapolis church gymnasium during a bungled covert operation. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5573\">Trump\u2019s Fetish for Filthy Rich Goons Exposed in Bombshell Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The progressive University Baptist Church in the Dinkytown neighborhood belongs to the Alliance of Baptists and the American Baptist Churches USA, both of which won a temporary injunction in February in the District of Massachusetts against the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The order explicitly bars \u201cimmigration enforcement action\u201d at member churches, including \u201carrest, seizure, search, interrogation, questioning, interview or investigation,\u201d and warns that violations could bring sanctions against the officials and agents involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The surveillance came to light this week through court filings in the federal conspiracy case against 15 anti-ICE protesters known as the Minnesota 15, MPR News reported. <\/p>\n<p>According to a Homeland Security Investigations report filed in the case, the undercover agent attended a training session on May 28 held by Left Jab, described by the government as a left-wing martial arts group, in the church\u2019s gymnasium. <\/p>\n<p>The agent sparred with attendees and interviewed them about how they got involved. \u201cDue to the physicality of the event, UCA-5022\u2019s concealed body-worn audio recorder erroneously fell to the floor of the gymnasium near the end of the training,\u201d the report said, according to court documents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCA-5022 briefly left the gymnasium, realized she no longer had the device, and returned to the gymnasium to retrieve the device from the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church posted signs stating that federal agents were not permitted on the premises under the court order and submitted a legal declaration with a photo of the sign as evidence. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5571\">MAGA Melts Down at Dem Star Over Blonde Trump Aide Gossip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The church\u2019s interim pastor, the Reverend Cody J. Sanders, addressed the revelation head-on in a Facebook post Sunday. \u201cA good morning at UBC. And hopefully it won\u2019t be a regular occurrence when I have to begin worship with, \u2018First let me address the news that undercover government agents spied on activities at the church,\u2019 before the prelude begins,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we should also recognize that our Muslim siblings have been experiencing such things for decades in their places of worship. May we never become accustomed to such things or numb to their absurdity and violation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other filings show federal agents surveilled the church at least three times between April and June, recording people entering and leaving, photographing cars, and running license plates to identify visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders said church leaders had no idea the surveillance had happened until defense attorneys filed a motion for discovery this week. \u201cWe will continue to insist that solidarity with our most vulnerable neighbors is the way that we best follow the ways of Jesus in the world,\u201d he told MPR News, adding that churches \u201chave become a threat to those in power when we care for our neighbors, provide safe spaces for our community members to gather in peace, and strive together toward justice\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The church surveillance is one piece of a broader clandestine campaign that followed a surge of ICE and other federal agents into Minnesota over the winter. <\/p>\n<p>Some operations fell under what officials called Operation Puppet Master, targeting what the government described as \u201cviolent opportunists,\u201d guided by a 2025 executive memorandum directing law enforcement to prioritize investigating \u201canti-fascist\u201d actors. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Homeland Security and the Minnesota U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office have been contacted for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5569\">Trump Companion\u2019s Extreme Efforts to Remain by His Side Revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An undercover federal agent\u2019s concealed recording device fell to the floor of a Minneapolis church gymnasium during a bungled covert operation. 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