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
The following article, Antifa is Real.15 Members Indicted, 12 Arrested., was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Fifteen members of Antifa were indicted in Minnesota for doing their level best to impede ICE earlier in the year. Antifa is real.That’s after 9 of them were convicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Texas for “rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and attempted murder of an …
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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.
Violent Antifa Activists ‘Infiltrated’ Peaceful Protesters in Minnesota: US Attorney
An Antifa group “infiltrated and exploited lawful protests” while they disrupted federal immigration enforcement officers earlier this year, alleged Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. Now, 15 members or associates of that group, Minnesota Direct Action, are accused of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer. Several of the defendants also face additional charges alleging that they stalked, threatened, or attacked officers and damaged…
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