The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Minnesota has charged over a dozen anti-ICE protestors affiliated with local Antifa groups for violent crimes against law enforcement.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced that 15 defendants affiliated with Minneapolis-based Antifa groups that “violently opposed the enforcement of federal law” in Minnesota were being charged.
Rosen said the defendants associated with the organization Direct Action Minnesota are facing charges of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, solicitation to commit a violent crime, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer, and destruction of government property. (RELATED: ICE Moves To Deport Illegal Who Killed Truck Driver While Watching YouTube Behind The Wheel)
“To those who choose to threaten or harm federal officers, we will hold you accountable,” Rosen said during the press conference. “We will defend federal officers. We will protect the public. We will enforce the law.”
These charges come after protestors ravaged Minneapolis in the wake of ICE raids, frequently obstructing, harassing, and even attacking law enforcement. The protests reached a fever pitch after federal agents shot and killed two agitators. (RELATED: Masked Anti-ICE Thugs Assault Reporter At Illegal Minneapolis Roadblock)
Renee Good was killed after allegedly attempting to run over an agent with her car. Alex Pretti was fatally shot after agents tried to disarm him; law enforcement claimed it was self-defense.
“We will not undercharge, we will not overcharge, but we will pursue federal prosecution in the manner that the evidence dictates,” Rosen said of the shootings.
Riots escalated following the two shootings, eventually prompting the administration to pull out of Minneapolis altogether.
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