Joe wrote about the shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, and once again the familiar cycle played out almost instantly. Democrats declared it murder before the facts were known. The liberal media amplified that framing without hesitation. Social media exploded with certainty where there was none. What remains true, and still true now, is that we do not yet know whether this was a criminal shooting or a justified use of force. That determination requires an investigation, not slogans. What is also becoming clear is that Minnesota’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is helping create the very chaos that makes deadly outcomes more likely.
🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED
I have infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them.
BUCKLE UP ALL WILL BE REVEALED
Each area of the city has a signal… pic.twitter.com/ATSHlCucWv
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 24, 2026
Pretti was armed with a handgun during the confrontation that ended his life. That fact alone does not settle the question, but it is a material detail that was quickly pushed aside in the rush to narrative. Minneapolis, meanwhile, has slid back into disorder, with streets locked down, tensions escalating, and federal agents facing organized hostility. Into that environment stepped independent journalist Cam Higby, who dropped a revelation that reframes the entire incident.
Higby infiltrated an anti-ICE Signal chat that has been used to coordinate real-time operations against federal immigration agents. What he found was not a loose collection of activists sharing tips, but a structured, disciplined network operating with clear roles, daily planning, and deliberate efforts to avoid detection. Pretti himself was a member of the group. So was an alleged former campaign strategist for Governor Tim Walz. According to Higby, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is also present in the chat.
I’m also not doubting their ability. I just haven’t had the time to go through it all myself
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 26, 2026
Participants identify their roles using emojis next to their names. Some serve as mobile patrols, spending entire “shifts” searching for suspicious vehicles believed to belong to federal agents. When a potential target is identified, the information is sent to the group, where “plate checkers” compare it against a shared database to confirm whether it is a known federal vehicle or update the list accordingly. This information is then used to direct others to the location.
Each geographic zone creates a new Signal chat every day. The chats are dated and deleted at the end of the day, a practice that strongly suggests an intent to avoid records, accountability, and later scrutiny. By mid-day, these chats often hit Signal’s 1,000-person capacity, forcing people who are not actively chasing federal agents to leave. Dispatch calls also routinely reach their 50-person limit, meaning dozens of individuals can be mobilized in a single zone at any given time.
🚨💵 BREAKING: SIGNALGATE DONORS LIST AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD; POLITICIANS + FOREIGN LEADERSHIP CONFIRMED?
In one of the files revealed by @camhigby , a resources file directs people with money to a website, Stand with Minnesota, which in turns directs donors to a campaign ran by… pic.twitter.com/5CDhWxRKhk
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) January 26, 2026
Perhaps most alarming are messages indicating that local police are aware of these activities and may even intervene on behalf of activists if ICE is deemed to be “hindering public safety.” There is also a home base for the operation, though its location has not yet been identified.
