Patriot Brief
- What Happened: Investigative reporting says far left activists in Minnesota used Signal chats to coordinate obstruction of federal immigration enforcement.
- Why It Matters: The disclosures describe real time coordination, evidence destruction, and cell based organizing that raises legal and national security concerns.
- Bottom Line: The information suggests protest activity may have crossed into organized interference with federal law enforcement.
New reporting from investigative journalist Andy Ngo paints a stark picture of how far left networks in Minnesota are organizing against the U.S. government using encrypted messaging platforms.
Ngo says he gained access to multiple Signal chats used by activists in Minneapolis and St. Paul to coordinate obstruction of federal immigration enforcement. What he describes is not spontaneous protest but a structured operation that mirrors tactics tested during the 2020 riots in the Twin Cities. The groups promote organizing guides that explicitly recommend Signal as the primary tool for coordination and rapid mobilization.
Inside the chats, disappearing messages are enabled by default. Nearly all users operate under aliases. Administrators warn participants never to write anything they would not want read back in court. Members are vetted, cross referenced across other groups, and purged if suspected of being outsiders or law enforcement. Organizers openly discuss deleting chats entirely to destroy evidence when they believe a group is compromised.
Ngo reports that paranoia now dominates these networks. Administrators accuse one another of being bad actors. Users argue over trust and control. Some groups fracture and retreat into smaller, supposedly vetted cells, a pattern consistent with clandestine organizing rather than lawful protest.
The chats are used to share real time locations, vehicle descriptions, and individual targets, along with advice on minimizing legal exposure. According to Ngo, dozens of Signal groups are active, many short lived by design. As scrutiny has increased, organizers have temporarily removed obstruction guides hosted on encrypted platforms.
Ngo also points to a broader ecosystem providing support, including activist nonprofits, unions, legal aid groups, and political organizations. He describes the ACLU and the National Lawyers Guild as functioning as the legal arm of these networks, alongside a web of rapid response groups and socialist organizations.
Federal authorities confirm investigations into coordinated obstruction tied to encrypted chats. If accurate, the reporting shows intent, planning, and deliberate efforts to erase digital trails. That shifts the story from protest to organized resistance and explains why Minnesota has become a focal point for federal scrutiny.
Here is a link to the training manual they are using to “track” and confront ICE within the Signal groups.
Photo credit: Andy Ngo X