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Indigenous Woman Charged in Federal Court for Allegedly Punching Law Enforcement Officer, Remains in Custody

An Indigenous woman and community organizer remains in federal custody after being indicted on charges of assaulting federal officers during what witnesses described as a chaotic and traumatic federal raid that included ICE in South Minneapolis last week. Her arrest stems from an encounter between community members and law enforcement last week where people immediately began protesting a large law enforcement presence in a predominantly Latino neighborhood. She was arrested yesterday by FBI agents after giving an interview about a video she posted on Instagram that shows her getting slammed to the ground by law enforcement officers on June 3.

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