PART OF YOUR THURSDAY MORNING.
WE’LL BE BACK FOR A FEW MINUTES
AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WORKWEEK.
>>> NOW LEAK DOCUMENTS FROM A
GOVERNMENT SOURCE FEARED IT IS
WARRANTED.
>> FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE BEEN
COLLECTING AND COMPILING
INFORMATION ON AMERICAN
CITIZENS.
>> SCREENED SHOTS OF THE
INTERNAL DATABASE WERE PROVIDED
TO NBC 7 BY A HOMELAND SECURITY
SOURCE.
INDIVIDUALS ON THE LIST INCLUDES
JOURNALISTS AND ATTORNEYS AND
DOZENS OF OTHERS LABELED BY THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT AS AN ORGANIZER
OR INSTIGATOR.
THEY ALL HAVE CONNECTION TO THE
BORDER.
>> Reporter: IN DECEMBER 2018, A
MIGRANT CARAVAN FROM HONDURAS
WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE TEJUANA,
SAN DIEGO BORDER.
ATTORNEYS AND JOURNALISTS, AND
INCLUDING FREELANCE PHOTO LIST.
>> Reporter: SHE CROSSED THE
BORDER DOZENS OF TIMES FOR WORK.
>> I WAS TRANSPARENT OF WHAT I
WAS DOING.
I WOULD TELL THEM I AM
PHOTOGRAPHING THE SHELTER.
>> Reporter: IN THE MONTH THAT
FOL
FOLLOWS OF THE COVERAGE OF THE
CARAVAN.
SOME OF THEM TOLD NBC 7
INVESTIGATES THEY SUSPECTED THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT WAS MONITORING
THEM CLOSELY.
THESE DOCUMENTS GIVEN TO NBC 7
SHOWS THEIR CONCERNS ARE
WARRANTED.
NBC 7 INVESTIGATES DISCOVERED IT
IS LISTED IN THE DATABASE.
IT IS ONLY ASSESSABLE BY AGENTS
OR BORDER PROTECTION.
>> I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY.
>> Reporter: THE TITLE PAGE
INDIVIDUALS AS QUOTE AS
"ORGANIZERS, INSTIGATORS, TIED
TO THE CARAVAN."
THE DOCUMENTS SHOW THEIR PHOTOS
FROM THEIR PASSPORT BUT IN SOME
CASES FROM THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA
ACCOUNT.
THE PROFILE INCLUDES INFORMATION
OF DATE OF BIRTH AND THEIR ROLE
IN CONNECTION OF THE CARAVAN.
ALSO INCLUDED OF A DOSSIER.
NBC 7 WAS ONLY ABLE TO REVIEW
ONE DOSSIER THAT INCLUDED A
MOTHER’S NAME AND TRAVEL
HISTORY.
THE DOCUMENT SHOWS PLACE ALERTS
ON MOST OF THE INDIVIDUAL
PASSPORTS.
SOME HAVE AN X OVER THE PHOTO
INDICATED WHETHER THEY WERE
ARRESTED OR INTERVIEWED.
THOSE ALERTS KEPT THREE PHOTO
JOURNALISTS AND AN ATTORNEY
ENTERING MEXICO FOR WORK.
A SPOKESPERSON DID NOT ANSWER
NBC’S 7 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
DATABASE.
BY E-MAIL, THE PERSON SAYS
CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF SAN DIEGO
ARE ROUTINE LIMOLY MONITORED AN
INVESTIGATED BY AUTHORITIES.
SHE SAYS SHE HAS NOTHING TO
HIDE.
NO AGENDA OTHER AN COVERING
POLITICAL ISSUES HAPPENING
AROUND WORLD.
>> I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT
PEOPLE ARE HOPING TO FIND -- I
DON’T KNOW, I HAVE SO MANY
QUESTIONS.
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN
ANSWERS.
>> THIS AFTERNOON, FIVE DAYS
AFTER CBC GAVE US THEIR
STATEMENT, THEY’RE TELLING OUR
COLLEAGUES AT NBC NEWS THE NAMES
AND THE DATABASE ARE ALL PEOPLE
WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE
VIOLENCE THAT BROKE OUT AT THE
BORDER IN NOVEMBER.
THEY ARE BEING TRACKED SO THE
AGENCY CAB LEARN MORE.
CBC NEVER CLARIFIED THAT POINT
TO US.
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