Attorney for Minnesota Anti-ICE Protesters Charged with Conspiracy Believes Feds May Have Used Informant
Federal prosecutors say the 15 defendants helped coordinate blockades, surveillance and confrontations that disrupted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities arrested 15 Minnesota anti-ICE activists on felony conspiracy charges, with the grand jury indictment unsealed on June 16 alleging they obstructed immigration officials at the Federal Whipple Building on January 23 and March 1.
- Prosecutors allege members of Direct Action Minnesota conspired to impede federal immigration enforcement, violating Title 18 U.S. Code § 372; the DOJ describes the group as having 'antifa' ties in its counterterrorism strategy.
- The indictment features 269 overt acts including social media posts and meetings; during Tuesday's arraignments, U.S. Marshals deployed chemical irritants against protesters outside the federal courthouse, with videos showing demonstrators hit with pepper spray.
- Rev. Jen Crow of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis vowed protesters would not retreat, stating 'we're not going anywhere' after the courthouse chemical attack; Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy called the arrests an 'important milestone.'
- Critics argue the charges reflect the administration's 'vindictive domestic policies' against political opponents; Vice President JD Vance previously suggested invoking the Insurrection Act to address Minnesota protests, raising concerns about escalation.
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Antifa is Real.15 Members Indicted, 12 Arrested. ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota indicted 15 members of two Minneapolis-based Antifa groups Tuesday. They have been charged with conspiring to violently oppose federal immigration enforcement. Within hours, leftist supporters attempted to storm the courthouse where the defendants were making their first appearances. U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen announced the sweeping indictment at a press conference Tuesday, charging 15 members and a…
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DOJ indicts 15 linked to anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors have charged 15 members and associates of a Minnesota anti-ICE activist network with crimes ranging from stalking to assault.
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