Key Highlights
- In Minnesota, more than 150 protesters have been arrested since the start of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation, "Operation Metro Surge," including protesters who interrupted a church service, and others who blocked, assaulted, or attempted to otherwise restrict ICE officers in the state.
- The administration's response to these protests could prove telling as it moves to deploy ICE officers to other states in the weeks and months ahead.
- These individuals have been charged with FACE Act violations, conspiracy charges, and obstruction of federal agents, according to copies of criminal complaints and indictments reviewed by Fox News Digital.
- Convictions on any of these charges range from fines to years in prison, in a sign of the administration’s plans to crack down on similar protest tactics in other states.
- BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA SLAM ICE AFTER MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING, URGE ACCOUNTABILITY Protesters chant and bang on trash cans during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
