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Organizers in Minneapolis learned via a court filing that they were subject to extensive government surveillance, including undercover ICE agents attending meetings and protests while the Sunrise Movement pursued nonviolent protest. The federal investigation used aggressive tactics, which included subpoenas of financial records and an apparent attempt to entice an organizer into more confrontational action. These revelations came out through reports detailing ICE investigations like Operation Puppet Master.

The Green New Deal Network disbanded in 2025 amid political shifts and Trump's reelection, prompting climate activists to focus on opposing AI data centers due to environmental concerns like energy use and emissions. Activists like Saul Levin and groups such as the Sunrise Movement are mobilizing against data center construction across the U.S., highlighting a bipartisan anti-data center movement.