Minnesotans protesting ICE and local law enforcement regularly faced criminal charges in the past decade. Many cases get dismissed.

Federal prosecutors accused 15 Minnesotans this week of assaulting or impeding ICE. Similar cases are being dismissed at high rates. The post Minnesotans protesting ICE and local law enforcement regularly faced criminal charges in the past decade. Many cases get dismissed. appeared first on Sahan Journal.

By: Andrew Hazzard

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,138

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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On Jan. 28, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges against 16 Minnesotans accused of assaulting or impeding federal immigration officers, sharing photos of those arrested being held by agents who turned their backs to the cameras on social media.

Among the 16 was Nasra Ahmed, a Somali American woman accused of spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who accosted her on Jan. 14. The official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

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