DOJ Announces Charges Against 15 Antifa Members Accused Of Attacking Federal Agents In Minneapolis
Published 13 hours ago
on June 16, 2026
By Cullen McCue
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota on Tuesday announced charges against 15 members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota (DAMN), a Minneapolis-based group with ties to Antifa networks. The charges stem from activities during the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge, a large-scale immigration enforcement effort that deployed thousands of federal agents to the Twin Cities area earlier this year.
“Today, a federal indictment was unsealed charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related to efforts of two Minneapolis based Antifa groups that violently opposed the enforcement of federal law in our state,” U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Dan Rosen said during a press conference.
“The defendants are members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota. They are charged with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assault on a federal officer, and destruction of government property,” he added.
The indictment details coordinated efforts by DAMN and affiliated groups, including the Black Cat Worker’s Collective and the Ray Rainbolt Memorial Shooting Club. These organizations trained members in surveillance, operational planning, rapid mobilization, and the use of shields against law enforcement.
Communications occurred primarily through encrypted Signal Messenger chats, with subgroups assigned specific roles, prosecutors said.
Key tactics included “hard” and “soft” blockades. Hard blockades involved vehicles, trailers, Czech hedgehogs (metal obstacles), and debris to obstruct roads near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. The sustained attacks caused significant disruptions and shutdowns at the facility on several occasions from late January through mid-March.
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