Reuters - Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was boxed in by ICE vehicles and arrested by agents.
After the arrest, the 42-year-old mother of seven later said she was transported to Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis where an officer gave her a citation charging her under a federal law that criminalizes impeding law enforcement. Her name and photo were added to a government database.
The arrest of Ringstrom became the latest detention of one of thousands of local activists for violating Title 18, Section 111 of the U.S. Code, a catch-all charge for anyone who “forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes” with a federal officer conducting official duties. The statute can be charged as a felony or misdemeanor. As a felony, it carries up to 20 years in prison (penalties beyond eight years are reserved for people who use “a deadly or dangerous weapon” or cause an injury). The Trump administration has prosecuted at least 655 people under that charge.
How does a "mother of 7" have the spare time to run around obstructing ICE vehicles? Unless she's getting paid? In addition to collecting tax-payer funded benefits for 7 kids?