From Alpha News
A professional conduct complaint has been filed against a Hennepin County public defender who allegedly encouraged protesters to barricade the doors of the federal courthouse in Minneapolis with their own bodies.
In recent weeks, anti-ICE protests have broken out across Minneapolis as federal agencies have engaged in Operation Metro Surge, a large-scale immigration enforcement effort. The protests have resulted in destroyed federal vehicles and the storming of a St. Paul church.
Much of the protest activity erupted after the Jan. 7 death of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent. Federal authorities have said the ICE agent acted in self-defense after Good weaponized her vehicle against the agent.
After Good’s death, protests began outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis that same day. Now, a complaint filed with the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board alleges that one Minnesota lawyer encouraged protesters to barricade the federal building.