In Minneapolis this week, federal prosecutors have announced charges against 15 anti-ICE activists who took part in protests against the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year. The 15 individuals are accused of being part of anti-fascist, or “antifa,” groups that “violently oppose immigration law enforcement” and are charged with “conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer.” At least five of the indicted are trade unionists.
In our latest, we talked with Minneapolis based labor journalist Amie Stager about the indictment and how it’s a case of overreach by the Trump administration.
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Amie Stager (@amiestager) has worked for the Labor Education Service since 2020. She studied journalism at the University of Minnesota, where she also graduated with a master’s degree in public history in 2025. She researches art, media, education, and collective action by and for working people and our movements. Her writing can be found in Workday Magazine, The Real News Network, In These Times, and Minnesota Women’s Press. She is currently the Senior Associate editor at Workday Magazine.
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