University of Minnesota ICE protesters ask judge to dismiss charges

A group of University of Minnesota students and graduates arrested for protesting ICE are urging a Hennepin County judge to dismiss the charges against them.

The 27 defendants were arrested by University of Minnesota police in January at a protest outside the Graduate Hotel. Student organizers said they heard from hotel staff and observers that ICE agents were staying in the building, and they staged a noise demonstration outside late into the night.

They are facing state charges for unlawful assembly…

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