Trump Wanted Minneapolis 15 Case to Be Another Prairieland. Instead, Twin Cities Rallied Behind Anti-ICE Activists.
The mainstream of Minnesota’s left-of-center politics — including unions, the backbone of Democratic power — are behind the radical left. The post Trump Wanted Minneapolis 15 Case to Be Another Prairieland. Instead, Twin Cities Rallied Behind Anti-ICE Activists. appeared first on The Intercept .
In a recent indictment, the Trump administration accused 15 anti-ICE activists of harassing federal agents in Minneapolis. However, the Minneapolis community has rallied behind the defendants, uniting them in opposition to the federal charges. Homeland Security Investigations special agent Michael McCarthy stated that peaceful protest is protected, while federal agents had been forced to issue an injunction to stop pepper-spraying and arresting peaceful protesters during Operation Metro Surge.
Critics argue that the case against the defendants should be dropped as it is based on misdemeanor charges and a conspiracy theory created by the Justice Department. Federal agents secretly infiltrated groups that promote nonviolence and conducted a fruitless hunt for financiers of "domestic terrorism." Despite these allegations, the defendants have stood united, with labor unions raising funds on their behalf.
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