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theintercept.com > 02/12/2026 > minneapolis-federal-agents-phone-surveillance-alex-pretti

Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant

Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (932+ words) He was observing after Alex Pretti's killing. He says feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone. At first, Steven Saari said, federal immigration agents seemed to think he was one of them....

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theintercept.com > 01/03/2026 > blackwater-successor-constellis-omniplex-hunts-immigrants-for-ice

Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE

Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (790+ words) Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince's mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter. A military contractor with a lineage going back to the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater will help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...