DEARBORN, Mich. – U.S. Rep. John Conyers put pressure on the FBI over the "spying" controversy in metro Detroit.
Conyers asked FBI director James Comey about spy planes that flew over Dearborn last summer and put the community on edge.
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Comey says the government isn't spying on Dearborn residents as a whole.
"We use planes in our predicated investigations to conduct surveillance on people under investigation," Comey said. "We do not use planes for mass surveillance."
Conyers asked the questions during a congressional hearing on Thursday.
The FBI says the flyovers are not limited to the Detroit area.