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Thousands of people took a stand against ICE terror in Minnesota. Fifteen of them are now facing federal criminal charges. In the early months of 2026, thousands of people around Minnesota gathered together to protect their neighbors from ICE's campaign of terror. Months later, the Trump administration indicted 15 of those people on federal charges for their involvement in rapid response, mutual aid, and protest. The persecution of the Minnesota 15 is an effort by the federal government to punish, intimidate, and divide the movement that stood up to their violence. We won't let them. We know that our solidarity...

[Originally posted to ThreeWayFight.org on July 3, 2026] By Matthew N. Lyons With the court cases against the Prairieland ICE protesters and the Minnesota 15, the Trump administration has ratcheted up its authoritarian power drive. The regime is trying to criminalize radical politics and grassroots organizing, as a cornerstone of its campaign to suppress all political dissent. In the Prairieland case, a federal judge slapped extraordinarily harsh sentences—ranging from 30 to 100 years—on eight defendants connected with a July 4, 2025 demonstration at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas. Benjamin Song, who was convicted of attempted murder for shooting...

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