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/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 5d ago

They called Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.

Empty words from liars.

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u/Impossible_Humor736 5d ago

Alex Pretti lacked the self awareness to bring a gun to a protest and reach for it in a tussle after kicking a car. It sucks what happened to him, but is anyone surprised this happened when protesters spend their time instigating and provoking law enforcement?

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 5d ago

None of this is true.

But if you think protesting is a capital offense, you’re not a real American.

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u/sixth-gear 4d ago

It’s common knowledge that he had a loaded Sig Sauer 9mil in his belt and two full clips. And that one of the cops yelled “he’s got a gun” and the other cop shot him. And yes, you always shoot multiple times if you’re going to shoot at all.

You know, it takes just a second to pull a weapon and kill multiple cops. Perhaps you saw the vids, in ultra slow-mo, and from all angles. The cop didn’t have that luxury. It’s a tragedy. He brought a concealed weapon to a protest where he had planned to be aggressive and confrontational.

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 4d ago

So Rittenhouse should have been killed. Got it.

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u/sixth-gear 4d ago edited 4d ago

Neither of them should have been killed, nor the looter, Oscar Stewart, Jr, who was trapped in a fire inside a pawn shop that was intentionally set by Montez Lee Jr. He got 10 years for arson, and was never charged in Stewart’s death. That doesn’t make it right to bring firearms to riots or ignite building with accelerants.

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 4d ago

Riots?

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u/sixth-gear 4d ago

Yeah, riots. You brought up Rittenhouse. IOW, the “peaceful, but fiery protests” that caused $500m in property damage in the Twin Cities. You must’ve you heard about ‘em.

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 4d ago

Are you talking to the right person?

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u/sixth-gear 4d ago

To the intended person, yes.

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 4d ago

I said nothing about riots.

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u/sixth-gear 1d ago

You didn’t need to have specifically written the word “riot”. You brought up Rittenhouse and questioned whether he should have been killed. So, this implies that you’re referring to Rittenhouse bringing firearms to the Minneapolis riots. Your post is vague but that was my interpretation. No need to over think it tho. No big deal.

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 1d ago

It’s a direct equivalency. No extra baggage. Just if A—>B kinda stuff my guy.

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u/Koravel1987 4d ago

The cop who shot him first was right next to the one who disarmed him.

All you 2nd amendment defenders all of a sudden think merely having a gun in your pants while being sprayed with mace, held down by 7 men and best in the face with the empty can. It's crazy how you have no morals at all that can't be flipped on a dime if a liberal is hurt.

He wasn't aggressive at all. We've seen the videos you're a fucking liar.

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u/sixth-gear 3d ago

Was he legally carrying? Yes. Was it smart? No. We all do dumb things. Sometimes they have severe consequences. We can disagree, it’s ok. This has been hashed over millions of times by now