The announcement follows a string of clashes between immigration-enforcement officers and protesters in Minnesota, two of which turned deadly earlier this year.
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Federal prosecutors unsealed assault, conspiracy and other charges Tuesday against 15 people accused of ferociously blocking immigration officers in Minneapolis, during an immigration operation earlier this year.
The defendants allegedly belonged or had ties with Antifa, the violent organization that was labeled as a terrorist group by the Trump administration.
The head of the U.S. attorney’s office for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, told news reporters at his Minneapolis headquarters that officers detained 12 of the 15 suspects; one was already in jail for other offenses. Two are still at large, according to a story by The Epoch Times.
The accused are charged with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer, and destruction of government property.
In addition, Rosen said a group called “Direct Action Minnesota” is linked to many of the alleged offenses, Rosen said.
Today U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for @DMNnews announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related to efforts of two Minneapolis-based ANTIFA groups that violently opposed the… pic.twitter.com/R6QGSavs2e
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 16, 2026
Rosen’s announcement comes months after President Donald Trump’s administration said that it was investigating Antifa groups.
Antifa, which derived its name from “antifascist,” is a far-left, extremist, ultra-violent, nihilistic, anarchic group that started under the Soviet Union and worked as the muscle for Germany’s Communist Party to target political rivals. Antifa fanatics label their enemies as “fascists” and often say they will use “any means necessary” to stop people from spreading messages they oppose.
In September 2025, Trump had issued a command to disrupt and take apart Antifa, which he designated a “domestic terrorist organization.” The following month, Trump held a roundtable discussion with journalists and commentators who alleged that Antifa targeted them with threats or violence.
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