Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
Prosecutors say the defendants used blockades, threats and encrypted chats to disrupt immigration enforcement, and 12 were arrested in raids, officials said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen announced charges against 15 people for "conspiracies to impede" federal immigration operations during Operation Metro Surge this winter.
- President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to "investigate, disrupt, and dismantle" groups associated with Antifa, prompting the winter operation that deployed thousands of agents across the Twin Cities.
- Rosen alleged the defendants, members of two Minneapolis-based groups, used "stalking" tactics against agents; twelve were arrested Tuesday morning, with two remaining fugitives.
- Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez urged residents to continue protecting observers, while the Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild condemned the charges as an "act of political repression."
- Critics note that over one-third of prior Operation Metro Surge cases have been dismissed or failed, with one judge calling affidavits from Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Richard Berger "a fake affidavit.
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