The Trump administration is charging these Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy. Organizers won’t back down

The Trump administration has charged fifteen Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy following their opposition to immigration enforcement raids. The group, known as the Minnesota 15, pleaded not guilty. Emmett Doyle, a musician and carpenter among those indicted, recently performed an Irish protest ballad at a dive bar there, singing about being labeled a terrorist. According to The Guardian, the government alleges the protesters are domestic extremists—a claim their supporters strongly dispute.

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