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Jun 16, 2026 ICE/Border Patrol shot and killed civilians Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota without facing charges Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Federal agents killed two civilians during immigration enforcement operations without subsequent prosecution, contrasting with aggressive charges brought against protesters.
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- Federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota — Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. The deaths occurred during enforcement actions related to immigration enforcement and sparked protests that the White House considered suppressing through invocation of the Insurrection Act.
- ICE agents killed two civilians during Minnesota immigration crackdown without facing charges — During "Operation Metro Surge," a controversial immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota beginning in late 2025, ICE agents killed two people—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—in the streets. The agents who killed them have not faced charges. The U.S. Attorney stated the killings are under investigation and charges are possible, but no action has been taken. The deaths sparked further protests and community mobilization.
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Week 74 – 2026-06-13–2026-06-19
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Jun 16, 2026 federal government dropped 18 of 36 prior conspiracy cases against Minnesota protesters while filing new charges against others, including journalists Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
A pattern of dismissed and refiled prosecutions against immigration-enforcement protesters, including journalists, suggests weaponized and inconsistent use of federal charging authority.
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- Federal government charged six people in Illinois with conspiracy over ICE detention facility protest, later dropped charges — The federal government charged six people in Illinois with conspiracy over a protest at the Broadview detention facility. The government later dropped the charges amid claims of prosecutorial misconduct. One of the defendants, Kat Abughazaleh, noted on social media that the Minneapolis charges mirror the ones she faced, highlighting a pattern of federal conspiracy prosecutions against protesters opposing immigration enforcement.
- Federal prosecutors dropped 18 of 36 cases related to Minnesota immigration crackdown — The U.S. Attorney's office for Minnesota has dropped 18 of 36 cases filed against protesters and others in connection with "Operation Metro Surge." One dropped case involved a judge calling a charging document a "false affidavit." Despite this track record of failed prosecutions, the office announced 15 new conspiracy charges against protesters, with the U.S. Attorney asserting "the evidence will prove it all out."
- Nearly 40 people, including journalists, charged over protest at St. Paul church; local prosecutors declined to charge — Nearly 40 people, including journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, face federal charges over a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a pastor reportedly worked as an ICE official. Local prosecutors declined to charge the protesters, but the federal government proceeded with charges, demonstrating a divergence between local and federal prosecutorial decisions on the same conduct.
- Trump administration categorized "antifa" as domestic terror organization — The Trump administration, in a prior action referenced in the article, categorized "antifa" (antifascist activism) as a "domestic terror organization." The article notes this occurred in fall 2025. The categorization is now being invoked in prosecutions of protesters opposing immigration enforcement, with prosecutors using the label to describe defendants' alleged affiliations without defining what "antifa" constitutes.
- Federal prosecutors dropped or declined to prosecute majority of immigration enforcement assault cases — Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have dropped eighteen of thirty-six cases charging people with assaulting or impeding immigration agents brought in December and January, and have entered nonprosecution agreements in eleven additional cases. Magistrate Judge David Schultz previously called one of the prosecutors' charging documents a "false affidavit" in April. The pattern of dropped and declined prosecutions suggests significant evidentiary or legal problems with the original charges.
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Week 74 – 2026-06-13–2026-06-19
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