Feb 8, 6:35 PM EST
Feds admit wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though they did not pose a threat to national security.
The DHS destroyed or deleted its copies of the assessment after an internal review found it violated intelligence-gathering guidelines by collecting and sharing information about "protest groups which posed no threat to homeland security," according to a department memo written last year.
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Feds admit wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though they did not pose a threat to national security.
The DHS destroyed or deleted its copies of the assessment after an internal review found it violated intelligence-gathering guidelines by collecting and sharing information about "protest groups which posed no threat to homeland security," according to a department memo written last year.
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