Under a sunny sky, people trickled into Commons Park in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, forming a crowd of hundreds for a “No Kings” event focused on turning out voters for the midterm elections.
Emmett Doyle, a folk musician and one of 15 defendants facing federal felony conspiracy charges stemming from protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s crackdown in Minnesota, performed at the event.
“When I was getting pulled out of my truck by federal agents a couple months ago, one of the first things I asked them was, ‘Hey, is this about the songs?’ And they told me, ‘No, it’s about resisting ICE,’” Doyle said. “I told them, ‘Well, you’re going to have to arrest all of Minneapolis if you want to hit me for that.’”…