Michael McCarthy
Coverage of Michael McCarthy in the Nexus archive.
- Feds charge 15 Minnesotans with conspiracy to impede federal immigration officers
The Justice Department charged 15 Minnesotans linked to antifa groups with conspiracy to impede federal immigration officers. Prosecutors allege the groups used physical and soft blockades during protests in the Twin Cities to disrupt law enforcement operations, including establishing obstacles at the Bishop Henry Whipple Building. Twelve defendants have been arrested, one is in custody for other charges, and two remain fugitives.
- US Attorney for Minnesota charging anti-ICE protesters, alleging ties to antifa groups
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota are charging individuals linked to two Minneapolis-based antifa groups over alleged conspiracy to impede federal officers and violent opposition to immigration law enforcement. The case follows an executive order by President Donald Trump designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.