Four activists face charges over Dinkytown Target sit-in during ICE surge

By: Shubhanjana Das

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 489

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Four protesters who staged a sit-in at the Target store in Dinkytown during the height of Operation Metro Surge were arraigned on trespassing charges on Friday, March 27.

“Our community was horrified. Families were shaken. Workers felt unsafe. Target said nothing,” Jerry Halsten, one of the protesters charged, said during a news conference Friday afternoon at the Hennepin County Government Center an hour before their arraignment. Halsten is charged along with Aaron Shine, Stephanie …

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