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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 15 People Over Alleged Obstruction of ICE Operations in Minnesota
A June 11 indictment unsealed in Minnesota charges 15 people with conspiracy and related offenses tied to alleged efforts to obstruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The case cites articles and events linked to the anarchist group CrimethInc.
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A federal grand jury in Minnesota returned a June 11 indictment charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, solicitation to commit a violent crime, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assaulting a federal officer, and destroying government property.
The charges center on an alleged scheme to obstruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state. Washington Examiner reported that the indictment names defendant Isaac Sant as the alleged author of two January articles that described confrontations with law enforcement in a Minneapolis residential district.
One article attributed to Sant stated that officers lost control of an area, retreated, and abandoned several ICE vehicles. The same article described police firing tear gas and flash-bang grenades at demonstrators, cars, and houses. Four defendants, including Sant, Callum Robinet, William Morgan, and Cameron Kennedy, allegedly took part in a nationwide Anarchist Speaking Tour organized by CrimethInc from March to April.
The indictment notes that the tour reflected on efforts to thwart ICE enforcement in Minnesota. CrimethInc maintains a P.O. box in Olympia, Washington, and a mailing address in England. CrimethInc posted on Instagram on Monday that one defendant is accused of writing an article about the murder of Renee Good.
The post referred to an ICE-involved shooting in January, though the article referenced in the post is not part of the indictment. Defense attorneys for Sant, Morgan, Robinet, and Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment, Washington Examiner reported.
