U.S. Congress pushing Homeland Security for details on protest surveillance
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is stalling its response to congressional committee requests for details on how the department is surveilling protests at federal buildings in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere, three Capitol Hill sources said.
Both the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee and its Democratic-controlled House of Representatives counterpart have asked for copies of anything related to anti-racism and anti-police violence protests generated by the department's Intelligence and Analysis unit, known as I&A, the sources said.
The House intelligence committee chair, Representative Adam Schiff, last week asked acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to turn over by last Friday "unredacted copies of all documents, communications or other materials ... regarding any Department intelligence activities undertaken, requested or planned" related to recent and ongoing protests.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials did not respond to detailed requests for comment sent on Monday and Tuesday.
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