The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrests and indictments of 15 rioters, including some associated with Antifa, involved in violence against ICE law enforcement in Minnesota.
HSI served two criminal search warrants and arrested 15 rioters. All 15 individuals are charged with conspiracy to impede or injure an officer. Some face additional charges including solicitation to commit a crime of violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, destruction of government property, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
“The arrests of these 15 rioters is a win for law and order. If you lay a hand on law enforcement, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “We have ZERO tolerance for violence against our law enforcement. If you assault or obstruct law enforcement, you will face the consequences.”
“As alleged, these defendants, which included members of Antifa groups, engaged in an unrelenting campaign of harassment and violence targeting federal and local law enforcement. Their actions created a dangerous environment that threatened not only their intended targets, but the community as a whole,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “These arrests demonstrate the Department’s commitment to law and order and stopping organized political violence in Minneapolis and beyond.”
The original announcement can be found here.
