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The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 15 Antifa-affiliated defendants have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, along with several other charges related to the violent anti-ICE uprising in Minneapolis earlier this year.<\/p>

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A federal grand jury in Minnesota indicted the agitators for plotting violence against ICE officers during the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, dubbed \u201cOperation Metro Surge.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a press conference announcing U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen declared that \u201cpolitical violence is the scourge of our times\u201d and said that federal law enforcement is dedicated to combatting that violence.<\/p>\n

He told reporters that the defendants are members of Direct Action Minnesota (also known as DAMN) and its subgroup the Black Cat Workers Collective, a group of \u201cAntifa affinity\u201d organizations that train members in aggressive tactics against law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Rosen said the Black Cat Workers Collective \u201cadvocates, promotes and utilizes militant tactics and violence,\u201d and pointed out that on social media, the group even features a banner depicting the 2020 torching of the Minneapolis Police Department\u2019s 3rd Precinct, along with the words, \u201cWelcome to Minneapolis!\u201d<\/p>\n

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DAMN \u00a0played a central role in coordinating efforts to block lawful targeted arrests and deportations during Operation Metro Surge.<\/p>\n

The 15 DAMN agitators each face maximum prison sentences of over 20 years for the following crimes:<\/p>\n

\u25cf Conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer (Up to 6 years)\n\u25cf Solicitation to commit a crime of violence (Up to half the maximum sentence of the crime solicited\n\u25cf Interstate threats and stalking (Up to 5 years)\n\u25cf Assault on a federal officer (Up to 8 years)\n\u25cf Destruction of government property. (Up to 5 years)<\/p>\n

According to prosecutors, \u201cDAMN members worked closely with rapid response networks (RRN) to identify and harass federal immigration and law enforcement officers in order to harass and prevent officers from performing their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The indictment said \u201cRRNs are \u2018inherently militant\u2019 with the \u2018explicit aim of combatting and stopping a federal agent with a gun.’\u201d<\/p>

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Their aggressive tactics led to the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE agitators, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal agents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis action is not peaceful, it\u2019s obstructive, destructive and unlawful,\u201d Rosen said of DAMN during a press conference Tuesday announcing the charges. \u201cThe organization trains its members in the aggressive use of shields against law enforcement, surveillance, operational planning, and rapid mobilization against law enforcement actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosen said the group used shields, vehicles, and blocks of ice to block federal agents and interfere with arrests at the Whipple Federal Building during direct actions in January and March. He also accused the agitators of stalking officers by \u201cidentifying, following, surveilling, harassing and confronting law enforcement officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the agitators \u201ceven followed law enforcement officers from locations like the Whipple building to the officers\u2019 homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrat officeholders have repeatedly denounced federal immigration officers for covering their faces during operations to deter this type of harassment. In Blue states they have even passed laws attempting to ban federal law enforcement from wearing masks, although those laws don\u2019t pass Constitutional muster.<\/p>\n

Twelve of the 15 charged were arrested on Tuesday, one was already in custody, and two remain at large.<\/p>\n

Kyle Wagner (aka \u201cAntifa Kyle\u201d), the notorious cross-dressing agitator who was arrested in February on federal threat and cyberstalking charges after threatening to assault, kill and doxx officers in Minneapolis, was among those federally charged.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full list of Antifa defendants:<\/p>\n

Isaac Auman Sant \u2014 aka Isaac Datto, Ike\nEmmett James Doyle \u2014 aka Plotnikov\nCameron Kennedy \u2014 aka Cam, Olive Knife, Knife\nCallum Robinet \u2014 aka Juliet K, Juliet, Cal\nErik Davis \u2014 aka Erico\nBrian Stillwell Apland \u2014 aka Tiny\nKyle Wagner \u2014 aka Kaos\nHannah Margaret Van de Water Davis \u2014 aka Gabriel Van De Water, Nube\nTreasure Cay Thoreson \u2014 aka Schatzi\nNathan Junho Kim \u2014 aka Moon Bear\nAlec Stewart \u2014 aka Mac\nDouglas Misterek \u2014 aka Doug, D Munny Big Dog Orf Orf\nDustin Scott Beisell \u2014 aka Sparky\nWilliam Morgan \u2014 aka Willow, Willow Tree\nNatasha Rakotz \u2014 aka Anuran<\/p>

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