Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2026-06-16-076
Federal prosecutors charge 15 Minneapolis ICE protesters with conspiracy
The federal government charged 15 Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy for resisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, in a 94-page indictment that characterizes the group as affiliated with "antifa."
What happened
According to the indictment, the charges stem not from one specific incident but from coordinating with rapid response groups to alert people to ICE agents and organizing blockades at the city's ICE headquarters. The indictment calls the group "antifa" and claims the conspiracy was carried out using "force, intimidation, and threats." The principal conspiracy charge in the case carries a maximum of six years.
Why it matters
A conspiracy charge built on coordination rather than on a specific incident reaches the organizing itself, which is the part of protest activity that ordinarily sits furthest from any criminal act.
Receipt details
- Phase 2
- Turn law enforcement inward
- Create new extremist classifications
