An undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent attended an April event in Ann Arbor focused on resistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to federal investigative records.
It was part of a broader DHS surveillance effort connected to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, the major immigration action in and around Minneapolis in January 2026 during which federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
The event, titled “Breaking the ICE: Lessons from the Resistance in Minnesota,” was held on April 8 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor as part of a national tour of self-described anarchists who participated in ICE resistance in the Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge.
Ann Arbor HSI Report
Two days before the event, according to a Report Of Investigation, HSI investigators from St. Paul, Minn. contacted HSI agents based out of the Detroit Metro Airport to ask for local support in having an undercover operative attend the Ann Arbor event. The investigators said the event “is believed to be linked to the ongoing investigation of suspects involved in violations of 18 USC 111 and 18 USC 372,” federal statutes that prevent assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers and conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, respectively. The Detroit-based agents were asked to attend the event with recording devices to “collect evidence in support of potential federal criminal charges.”…