Federal crackdown in Minnesota over alleged assaults on law enforcement

Sixteen Minnesotans have been arrested by federal authorities on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers (18 U.S.C. 111); they appeared in federal court after prosecutors unsealed charging documents detailing a range of alleged offenses, including a vehicle attack, spitting and egg-throwing. Attorney General Pam Bondi described them as rioters and said more arrests are expected as the DOJ enforces the law. The development follows related anti-ICE protests and earlier federal actions in the region.