Treasure Thoreson, a special education teacher in Minneapolis, was arrested at her home in June 2026 after participating in protests against ICE enforcement actions. Thoreson and 14 others were charged with conspiracy to impede federal agents, based on their involvement in blockades outside the Whipple Federal Building, which served as ICE's headquarters during an immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. The government cited encrypted messaging app communications as evidence. Legal experts have expressed concern that such conspiracy charges may be stretching legal boundaries to target political activists opposing the Trump administration's deportation agenda.