Federal Agents Just Arrested an Army Veteran—After He Protested ICE Outside a Church |
Army veteran Ian Austin protesting outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis last week (left). Days after telling Mother Jones, "I'm not going to live in fear," he was arrested by federal agents on Friday (right).Julia Lurie/Mother Jones illustration
On Friday, federal agents arrested Ian Austin, an Army veteran and ICE protester who was featured in a recent viral Mother Jones video.
Austin was among the dozens of protesters who, nearly two weeks ago, interrupted a service at a church in St. Paul, where a local ICE official serves as a pastor. Since then, federal officials have been targeting those involved in the........