Federal Grand Jury Indicts 15 Alleged Members of Anti-ICE Network in Minnesota
Published: June 16th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS: A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted 15 individuals accused of participating in a conspiracy to obstruct federal immigration enforcement operations across the Twin Cities, according to a 94-page indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court.
The indictment alleges that members and associates of Twin Cities Direct Action (TCDA), later renamed Direct Action Minnesota (DAMN), coordinated efforts to interfere with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations through organized blockades, surveillance, communications networks, and direct action campaigns between January and June 2026.
Federal prosecutors charged the defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers under Title 18, United States Code, Section 372. Those named in the indictment include Isaac Auman Sant, Emmett James Doyle, Cameron Kennedy, Callum Robinet, Erik Davis, Brian Stillwell Apland, Kyle Wagner, Hannah Margaret Van de Water Davis, Treasure Cay Thoreson, Nathan Junho Kim, Alec Stewart, Douglas Misterek, Dustin Scott Beisell, William Morgan, and Natasha Rakotz.
According to the indictment, the group allegedly used encrypted messaging platforms, social media, rapid response networks, and coordinated planning meetings to organize actions intended to prevent, hinder, delay, and impede federal immigration enforcement. Prosecutors allege participants tracked federal law enforcement vehicles, shared information about ICE operations, recruited volunteers, raised funds, conducted training sessions, and planned both “soft” and “hard” blockades.
The indictment focuses heavily on demonstrations and blockades that occurred at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling on January 23, 2026. Federal authorities allege defendants organized transportation, acquired trailers and equipment, constructed shields and barricades, coordinated communications, and deployed participants to obstruct access to the federal facility.
Prosecutors further allege that members discussed surveillance tactics, operational security measures, fundraising efforts, recruitment strategies, communications networks, and future anti-ICE actions through numerous Signal group chats and meetings held throughout the Twin Cities.
The charging document also cites social media posts, online articles, text messages, planning meetings, fundraising campaigns, and recorded communications that prosecutors claim demonstrate the defendants’ intent to interfere with federal immigration enforcement activities.
The indictment contains allegations only. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.