@mprnews: Natasha Rakotz is one of 15 Minnesotans facing charges in connection to anti-ICE activism over the winter. Prosecutors say the 15 are members and associates of the protest group Direct Action Minnesota, which they describe as an antifa — or antifascist — affinity group. Officials arrested most of the defendants June 16 “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers” and for efforts to allegedly “violently oppose immigration law enforcement.” They made their initial appearances in court as a large crowd protested outside in St. Paul. Minneapolis resident Rakotz was one of two yet to be detained, who U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen called “fugitives at large." She turned herself in on June 17. “I'm just one of many people trying to help our immigrant neighbors, and they're untrue. These charges are absolutely untrue," Rakotz said. Story by Feven Gerezgiher Video by Anne Guttridge