Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
Prosecutors say 12 were arrested and two remain at large after coordinated blockades, stalking and ice-throwing tactics targeted federal immigration agents.
- 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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'Major Escalation': Trump Prosecutor Invokes NSPM-7 While Unveiling Charges Against 15 ICE Protesters
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota struggle to charge protesters amid Trump's crackdown. Indictments of 15 organizers face scrutiny. Major escalation against First Amendment rights.
DOJ Charges 15 MN Antifa Super-Soldiers For Being Very Very Dangerous And Bad To ICE Goons
How did they ever peg Kyle Wagner (L) as antifascist? Also pictured: Antifa Super-Soldiers Willow Morgan (center) and Isaac Sant (R). The DOJ press release caption says they were ‘at the scene of a damaged government vehicle.’ Terrifying!The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the indictment of 15 people from Minnesota for allegedly conspiring to commit horrendous crimes against DHS goons during this year’s protests against Donald Trump’s et…
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workdaymagazine.orgMinnesota trade unionists among those targeted in federal indictments of ICE observers
This story originally appeared in Workday Magazine on June 16, 2026. It is shared here with permission. Minnesota trade unionists active in worker assemblies are among the 15 people indicted by the federal government today, as part of a sweeping crackdown on organizing in opposition to the ICE and Border Patrol since December 2025. Among a slew of other allegations, the indictment cited some of the individuals’ participation in assemblies of tra…
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US Attorney Says 15 Members Of ‘Minneapolis-Based Antifa Group’ Have Been Arrested For Anti-ICE Violence
Source: Anadolu / Getty Now that the Trump administration’s plan to offer an “anti-weaponization of lawfare” fund to MAGA morons who feel they’ve been legally discriminated against is kaput for good, it seems the administration is right back to practicing its own brand of lawfare, as it has been doing, albeit unsuccessfully, since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. And, once again, its target is the state of Minnesota. According …
Indicted Minneapolis 'Antifa' Member Called Burning a Police Precinct 'the Happiest Moment of My Life'
Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping indictment against 15 individuals linked to Direct Action Minnesota (DAMN), a Minneapolis-based activist network that authorities say coordinated efforts to obstruct federal immigration enforcement operations. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), several of those charged were connected through an encrypted messaging app called Signal Messenger where they are classified into sub-groups based o…
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