Minnesota Charges 15 Over Immigration Crackdown Protests as 12 Are Arrested

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 16

Fifteen people were charged in Minnesota with conspiring to impede or injure federal officers over protests against a deadly immigration enforcement crackdown; 12 were arrested Tuesday, one was already in custody and two remain at large.
Prosecutors said the defendants were tied to two Minneapolis-based antifa groups and cited social media posts and videos, including one discussing bringing guns to a demonstration, as evidence they intended to obstruct agents.
The case stems from a late-2025 federal immigration operation in Minnesota that drew broad community resistance after agents killed two people — Renee Good and Alex Pretti — during street actions.
Dozens gathered outside the Minneapolis federal courthouse to denounce the charges as criminalizing protest, while the case adds to a wider Trump administration push to use conspiracy and terrorism-related theories against anti-ICE activists.