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BREAKING: The FBI just announced charges against multiple people, in Minnesota, describing them as part of two “Antifa-affiliated groups,” accused of conspiring to “interfere with immigration enforcement.” The charges allege coordinated activity… x.com/thejfreakinc...

Feds charge 15 anti-ICE activists - Minnesota Reformer Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse is shown in Minneapolis Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) The U.S. Department of Justice charged 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal agent, shortly after prosecutors droppedmultiplesimilarcasesforlack of evidenceandprosecutorial misconduct. Four of the defendants are facing additional charges. Among the allegations: posting inflammatory videos on Instagram calling on anti-ICE protesters to “get your f*cking guns and stop these f*cking people”; following a federal agent from the Whipple Building to Hudson, Wisconsin; kicking and denting a federal vehicle; “brake-checking” and “side-swiping” a federal officer on the road; and knocking an ICE agents’ notes out of his hand. Daniel Rosen, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, and Michael McCarthy, the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, announced the charges at a press conference Tuesday. Rosen declined to say if any federal agents were injured in relation to the events described in the indictment. The 94-pageindictmentdetails defendan…

Feds charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration ... ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. John Moore/Getty Images Immigration Donald Trump National security Terrorism See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow AP — Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against the US government. The monthslong investigation focused on members and associates of “Direct Action Minnesota,” a left-wing coalition of protest groups that played a role in the “surveillance, operational planning and rapid mobilization against law enforcement,” Minnesota US. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said. Rosen said some of the defendants self-identified as Antifa , an umbrella term referring to a broad group of people whose political beliefs lean toward the left — often the far left — but do not conform with the Democratic Party platform. President Donald Trump has labeled it as a domestic terror group . Their a…

DOJ charges 15 people it says impeded agents during Minnesota ... Aggressive immigration raids in Minneapolis continued in February, after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Charly Triballeau / AFP - Getty Images file Share Add NBC News to Google June 16, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT By Daniella Silva Fifteen protesters in Minnesota face a series of charges including conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, assault on a federal officer and destruction of government property, the departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The charges stem from demonstrations earlier this year against the Trump administration’s mass immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis and the surrounding area. The protesters are accused of using multiple tactics to disrupt federal immigration enforcement, including using vehicles and blocks of ice to block or slow down agents’ vehicles outside a federal detention center, and using homemade shields made of plastic, wood and metal to “physically resist the efforts of law enforcement,” Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen sa…

DOJ’s New ICE Protest Indictment Is Its Most Absurd Yet In the latest installment of Trump’s campaign against anti-ICE protesters, the Department of Justice has charged 15 Minneapolis-area residents for allegedly interfering with agents during the agency’s occupation of Minneapolis in January and February, Trump-appointed US Attorney Daniel Rosen announced Tuesday. The indictment for felony “conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers” represents DOJ’s latest […]

Nearly 160 people arrested for impeding, assaulting federal officers in ... Border czar Tom Homan said a drawdown in federal agents will happen when more Minnesota counties cooperate and if people stop interfering with federal agents. "If you violate the law, you will be federally prosecuted," Homan said during a press conference on Wednesday. Homan says in the past month, 158 people have been arrested for impeding or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for prosecution. The Department of Homeland Security posted photos of nine people on X, saying, "more agitators arrested in Minneapolis." One pictured in the post is Davis Redmond. Court documents say he was "driving aggressively" while following border patrol agents through Minneapolis before he "suddenly (accelerated) his car, colliding with the black GMC" driven by border patrol. Redmond's attorney said on Thursday the charges he faces were downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor. "The charges are bogus, and the decision to bring this case is outrageous," the attorney said in an email to WCCO. In a separate case, prosecutors claim Brittany Stallings assaulted a federal agent on Jan. 24, the day Alex Pre…

Reup: Minnesota US Attorney Daniel Rosen Indicted 15 People over a Few Dents The new Minnesota "Antifa" indictment seems to have been baked in since the arrest of Kyle Wagner back in February. emptywheel.net/2026/06/16/d...

Breaking: Feds plan charges against Minnesota ICE protesters Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 15 people with conspiring to impede federal immigration agents who carried out a massive enforcement campaign in Minnesota this year, according to court documents. Some are charged with additional offenses including solicitation to commit a crime of violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assaulting a federal officer and destruction of government property. Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced the charges at a Tuesday morning news conference. Rosen said the actions of the 15 people charged went beyond peaceful protest and constitutionally protected free speech. “These defendants are not being charged for what they said, but what they did. They all joined an agreement, a conspiracy, to interfere with lawful immigration enforcement operations. The conspiracy was not to interfere with their voice, but by force,” Rosen said. Twelve of the 15 people indicted were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Tuesday morning, Rosen said. One, Kyle Wagner, was arrested in a February raid in south Minneapolis . Two more remain at-large, Rosen said. According to th…

DOJ charges 15 with trying to block Minneapolis immigration crackdown POLITICS Donald Trump Add Topic DOJ charges 15 with trying to block Minneapolis immigration crackdown Aysha Bagchi USA TODAY Updated June 16, 2026, 4:11 p.m. ET Hear this story The Justice Department June 16 announced criminal charges against 15 individuals for allegedly conspiring to impede or injure an officer during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota from about January to June of 2026. At a press conference in Minneapolis announcing the charges, Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said the alleged conspiracy related to efforts by two Minneapolis-based antifa groups that violently opposed law enforcement. "Antifa" is a collective term for an assortment of groups in an anti-fascist movement , which President Donald Trump in September designated as a major terrorist organization . "These defendants have been charged not for what they said, but for what they did," Rosen said. "They all joined an agreement, a conspiracy, to interfere with lawful immigration enforcement operations," he added. "The conspiracy was not to interfere by their voice, but to do it by force." Lawyers for the def…

Federal prosecutors charge 15 people it says impeded agents during ... Audio By Carbonatix Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against the U.S. government. The monthslong investigation focused on members and associates of “Direct Action Minnesota,” a left-wing coalition of protest groups that played a role in the “surveillance, operational planning and rapid mobilization against law enforcement,” Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said. Rosen said some of the defendants self-identified as “antifa,” an umbrella term for a loose movement of militant left-wing activists that President Donald Trump has labeled a domestic terror group. Their actions included “stalking” U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, throwing blocks of ice at their vehicles and setting up blockades around federal buildings. Rosen declined to say whether any federal agents were injured as a result. “Whether or not they actually, at the end of the day, cause bodily harm is not the measure of…

Attorney for Minnesota anti-ICE protesters charged with conspiracy ... Federal officers arrested two more anti-ICE protesters Wednesday in the Twin Cities, with both going before a judge in St. Paul federal court hours later. Wednesday's arrests were part of the 15 charged Tuesday with impeding the work of immigration agents during and after Operation Metro Surge . One of the people arrested Tuesday is Erik Davis, professor and chair of Macalester College's religious studies department. A judge rejected prosecutors' request that the defendants post a cash bail before being released. All are barred from contacting each other and from protesting on federal property. The 94-page federal indictment mentions Davis at group meetings and messaging some of the other people charged. "He's chair of his department, and he was, he was acting as, acting his conscience here," said defense attorney Jordan Kushner. "The only thing he's accused of in the indictment is participating in meetings." Kushner believes the federal government may have had a plant inside some of the protest groups including the Direct Action Network and the Black Cat Workers Collective. Their Facebook logo features an imag…

Claiming an Antifa Plot, U.S. Charges 15 in Minneapolis With Conspiracy The 94-page conspiracy indictment was filed as federal prosecutors in Minnesota had trouble sustaining many criminal cases filed against Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/u...

US Justice Department accuses 15 Minnesota activists of ‘antifa’ activities Prosecutors have accused the activists of seeking 'to interfere with lawful immigration enforcement operations'.

Federal prosecutors charge 15 people it says impeded agents during ... United States Atty. Daniel N. Rosen speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Alex Kormann / Minnesota Star Tribune via Associated Press) By Jake Offenhartz June 16, 2026 10:47 AM PT 1 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against 15 people who are accused of impeding federal agents during the Trump administration’s massive immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year. The investigation targeted two “Minneapolis-based antifa groups” whose members were trained in “surveillance, operational planning and rapid mobilization against law enforcement,” Minnesota U.S. Atty. Daniel N. Rosen said at a press conference. The charges come as the Trump administration has escalated its attacks on “antifa,” an umbrella term for a diffuse movement of militant left-wing a…

Federal prosecutors charged 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters in a 94-page conspiracy indictment listing 269 overt acts. When protest activity becomes a federal conspiracy case, the line between enforcement and civil liberties gets a lot more scrutiny. #Immigration ground.news/article/lega...

🔴 BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people in Minnesota as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown widens, with authorities alleging a conspiracy tied to resistance against federal enforcement. Twelve have been arrested, two remain at large, and one was already in custody.

U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota charges 15 for opposing immigration ... U.S. prosecutors in Minnesota on Tuesday announced charges against 15 people they say conspired to "violently oppose immigration law enforcement," though U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen failed to describe a single example of injuries to federal agents when repeatedly questioned. The charges stem from a 94-page indictment. A U.S. attorney said the goal of the protests was violent in nature and that the defendants were charged not for what they said, but for what they did. Twelve of the 15 people were arrested during raids by Homeland Security Investigations Tuesday morning, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said. One was already in custody on different charges, and two more remain at large. All of them are from the Twin Cities area, according to officials. The individuals face charges including conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer and destruction of government property, Rosen said. While Rosen made multiple references to "violence" by those charged, when repeatedly asked about specific injuries …

Federal prosecutors charge 15 people it says impeded agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown <p>Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against 15 people who are accused of impeding federal agents during the Trump administration&#8217;s massive immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year.</p>

A new federal indictment has charged 15 Minnesotans in an 8-count felony conspiracy for their activism during Operation Metro Surge. The indictment calls many of the defendants anarchists and antifascists, both descriptors named as “terror groups” in the latest White House counterterrorism strategy.

15 in Minneapolis facing charges for anti-ICE actions, feds allege ... 15 Antifa members charged in Minneapolis U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced a federal indictment charging 15 members and associates of Minneapolis-based Antifa groups, including Direct Action Minnesota. The Brief U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced an indictment charging 15 alleged Antifa members with charges including conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, assault on a federal officer, and destruction of government property. The 15 individuals are accused of involvement with Direct Action Minnesota, a group allegedly trained in aggressive tactics against law enforcement. Prosecutors say the members allegedly infiltrated peaceful ICE protests at the Whipple federal building on January 23 and March 1. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Federal prosecutors announced an indictment against 15 members of a left-wing group in Minnesota on Tuesday that the U.S. Attorney's Office says is aligned with the Antifa movement. Antifa members charged What we know: U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen announced an indictment charging 15 individuals with crimes including conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer. So…

🔴 BREAKING: DOJ charges 15 people in Minnesota over alleged conspiracy to impede ICE agents during immigration crackdown. Charges include assault on federal officers and destruction of property. 12 arrested Tuesday, 2 still at large. Comes after agents killed two US citizens during the operation.

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against the U.S. government. During a news conference Tuesday, Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said the monthslong investigation had focused on members and associates of two activist groups that had “violently opposed the enforcement of federal law." He characterized the groups as “antifa,” an umbrella term for a diffuse movement of militant left-wing activists. Twelve people were arrested Tuesday, two remained at large and one is already in custody, Rosen added. Information about their attorneys was not immediately available. The arrests come as the Trump administration has escalated its crackdown on members of “antifa,” which it labeled a domestic terror group and directed federal agencies to “investigate, disrupt, and dismantle” its affiliates and funders. In March, eigh…