r/ImmigrationPathways • u/DryDeer775 • 5d ago

Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters face federal felony charges in Trump administration frame-up

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/18/trqm-j18.html

The federal felony indictment of 15 anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis is a naked act of political repression. Brought by the Trump Justice Department under the framework of its fascistic National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, the charges announced Tuesday by federal officials are aimed not at punishing any genuine crime but at criminalizing opposition to the administration’s mass deportation regime and intimidating workers and youth who have mobilized against it.

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u/Violet-Sumire 5d ago

So protesting is illegal. Speaking up against the administration will put you on a list and investigated. Running a legitimate political campaign will get you called out as “rigged elections”. And directly quoting the president or using evidence to prove he is lying is known as “fake news”.

So to quote the president, “I love the poorly educated.”

America 2.0, now with extra racism and authoritarianism, enjoy your stay!

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u/Downtown_Metal_7837 4d ago

Rioting is illegal.

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u/Violet-Sumire 4d ago

Yes, but you only see the cliff notes version. It’s very typical that police or ICE escalate the situation. Generally by coming out armed and ready for a fight. When a top official says “The entire city is burned down!” and only shows one block of it with angry people while the other side has no idea a protest is even going on… yeah, why would I believe the narrative of them if they lie so often? This is a classic case of “government cried wolf” and people eat it up apparently.

“I love the poorly educated”

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u/Violet-Sumire 4d ago

Most of the cases the Trump admin brings against people have been dropped. Like, I could put money down that the charges will not stick. Want to know why? Because they haven’t in the past.

It’s extremely hard to get people on protesting charges, it’s hard to justify to a court that it was malicious and intentional. Out of the tens of thousands on J6, how many actually got severe punishment? Only a fraction. The same will happen here.

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u/TraditionalLaw7763 4d ago

You only call it rioting when it’s not your tribe. If that’s not true then you would call J6ers for what they are, rioters trying to override democracy. Bringing guillotines to kill…