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U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced indictments against 15 people tied to an Antifa-linked group for allegedly conspiring to obstruct federal immigration enforcement. Charges include conspiracy to impede federal officers along with additional counts of stalking, assault and property damage in some cases.
Fox NewsFederal prosecutors in Minnesota announced Tuesday that 15 alleged members of an Antifa-linked group have been indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis earlier this year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota said the suspects, 12 of whom are in custody, face charges of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer.
Several face additional counts including interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer and destruction of government property.
Prosecutors allege the group, identified as Direct Action Minnesota Network, used Signal chats to coordinate street blockades, track federal vehicles and surveil the ICE field office at the Whipple Building. They are accused of using whistles to alert neighborhoods to ICE activity and setting up checkpoints to monitor federal agents.
One suspect is accused of following a federal immigration officer across state lines in May, while another is charged with interstate stalking and later assaulting an agent and kicking a federal vehicle, causing $1,000 in damage.
A woman was arrested in front of a hotel in Minnesota during a demonstration that police declared an unlawful assembly. Federal agents deployed tear gas during some protests, and one incident involved a woman driving her car into the path of an agent.
“Today's charges and arrests reflect a broad federal effort to address organized, lawless behavior, which seeks to disrupt the execution of federal law, endanger law enforcement, and, importantly, endanger the very communities that these defendants falsely claim to be protecting." — U.S. Attorney Daniel Roden, Tuesday press conference Officials said the defendants are not charged for protected speech but for alleged criminal conduct. A Homeland Security Investigations official stated that peaceful protest remains protected but violence and criminal activity cross into unlawful territory.”
The FBI is investigating Signal group chats used by the group, according to statements from federal officials. Prosecutors described the group as serving as a hub for sharing intelligence, planning actions and assigning roles during operations targeting ICE personnel.
The Trump administration deployed about 3,000 federal agents to the area to enforce immigration laws. An earlier incident referenced in coverage involved a protestor being shot during a scuffle with agents.
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