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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has confirmed the bureau is investigating leaked Signal chats used by anti-ICE activists to coordinate their disruption of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kash Patel, the FBI, and anti-ICE activists.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Patel confirmed the investigations during an interview on Monday, January 26, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If they break the law, you should be worried; it’s that simple.” – Kash Patel.
🎯IMPACT: The investigations could have significant consequences for those participating in the group chats if criminal activity is discovered.
IN FULL
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has confirmed that the bureau is actively investigating group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal that are reportedly being used to identify, track, and disrupt federal law enforcement, including members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Patel confirmed during an interview on January 26 that an investigation is underway. When told that people within the chats were reportedly scared of consequences after being identified, he stated, “They should be. If they break the law, you should be worried; it’s that simple,” adding: “We will protect law enforcement, we will make sure they have the security and safety to do their jobs.”
Patel also stressed that the FBI will actively protect civilians and their First and Second Amendment rights.
Some of the contents of the Signal chats were released by journalist Cam Higby over the weekend, including links to manuals on tactics to disrupt federal agents, what appears to be a database of vehicle plates supposedly linked to ICE agents, and a link to donate money. At least one local Democrat official, State Representative Alex Falconer, has admitted to being part of certain Signal chats, describing them as a “resistance network.”
The leaks come alongside violent attacks on federal agents in Minnesota, including an incident on January 25 in which far-left activists laid siege to a hotel housing federal agents. At least one agent was bloodied before multiple arrests of agitators occurred.
Image by Gage Skidmore.
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