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Alyssa Oursler in Minneapolis

The Trump administration is charging these Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy. Organizers won’t back down

A large crowd of protesters hold handmade signs, including messages about ICE and immigration, at a demonstration
Minneapolis protesters hold signs as they march against the ICE surge and the fatal shooting of Renee Good in January. Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP/Getty

Days after pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges, Emmett Doyle took the stage at a dive bar in Minneapolis, and performed an Irish protest ballad. “And you dare to call me a terrorist, while you look down your gun,” he sang during his set.

The tune has particular resonance now that Doyle, a musician and carpenter who the US government claims is an “antifa” domestic terrorist, awaits trial for protesting. “That song has been a source of inspiration for me, in finding courage to face this ordeal,” he said.

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