明尼苏达州圣保罗麦卡莱斯特学院的佛学教授埃里克·戴维斯因参与反对移民及海关执法局（ICE）的社区组织活动遭到起诉，面临最高六年监禁[1]。检察官指控戴维斯与其他14名被告通过"武力、恐吓和威胁"阻止联邦执法官员执行职务，并声称他们与"antifa"有关联[1]。起诉书长达94页，但未指称对ICE官员造成具体伤害[1]。
同案被告纳塔莎·拉科茨面临更严重的指控，最高刑罚为26年监禁，包括共谋罪6年和袭警罪20年[1]。然而戴维斯及其他被告声称自己只从事合法的社区组织工作，对移民驱逐提出反对，并非参与暴力活动[1]。被告在Signal群组中讨论的是非暴力抵抗战术，如民间不服从、游行和设置"路障"[1]。戴维斯本人未被指控任何暴力行为或与ICE官员的直接冲突[1]。
检控官丹尼尔·罗森表示此案与特朗普政府的行政令相关，该令将"antifa"定性为"国内恐怖组织"[1]。2025年1月，ICE在双城地区开展了大规模执法行动[1]。
A Buddhist studies professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been charged as part of a conspiracy case that could result in up to six years imprisonment.[1] Erik Davis is among 15 defendants accused by federal prosecutors of using "force, intimidation, and threats" to obstruct immigration enforcement officials, with authorities linking the case to anti-ICE activism.[1] Davis has not been charged with any violent conduct or direct confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.[1]
The charges stem from community organizing efforts opposing ICE operations, with prosecutors framing the case in connection with an executive order from the Trump administration that designated "antifa" as a "domestic terror organization."[1] According to the indictment, defendants discussed nonviolent resistance tactics in encrypted Signal messaging groups, including civil disobedience, marches, and "blockades."[1] Another defendant, Natasha Rakotz, faces significantly steeper charges carrying a maximum sentence of 26 years—combining a six-year conspiracy conviction with a 20-year assault charge against a federal officer.[1] The 94-page indictment does not specify concrete injuries inflicted on ICE agents.[1]
Davis and his co-defendants maintain they engaged in lawful community organizing work focused on opposing deportations rather than violent activity.[1] The prosecutions come as ICE launched large-scale enforcement operations across the Twin Cities region in January 2025.[1]