UMich student protesters report surveillance by undercover investigators

In an article published Friday by The Guardian, five University of Michigan students who had previously participated in pro-Palestinian protests reported being surveilled on- and off-campus by people alleged to be undercover investigators working for City Shield Security Services, a Detroit-based security company. The surveilled students told The Guardian they had been followed, eavesdropped, recorded and verbally harassed. Two students who issued public statements to The Guardian were members of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality , a pro-Palestinian student organization that was formally suspended for up to two years in January 2025.

According to a public spending report, the University paid nearly $800,000 to AmeriShield Protection Group , the parent company of City