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Isa Lopez was charged with two counts of assault on a federal officer and one count of obstruction during a civil disorder after she responded along with 200 other community members to a contentious federal raid on Lake St. on June 3, 2025.

ICE-Led 'Homeland Security Task Force' Raid Draws Large Mobilization in Minneapolis - UNICORN RIOT

Minneapolis, MN — Dozens of federal agents in a newly minted federal task force raided a business on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis on Tuesday morning (June 3) and were quickly met with a raucous crowd amid toxic smoke conditions from Canadian wildfires. The crowd of up to 200 people grew through the day […]

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A few days after the raid, federal agents arrested Isa following an interview with press in downtown St. Paul and charged her with another assault for allegedly hitting a federal agent during the arrest.

Plainclothes Feds Arrest Poet After Interview With Press, Unseal Conflated Complaint - UNICORN RIOT

Poet arrested by federal agents after interview with press, complaint conflates assault charges from community defense with meth bust.

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https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-federal-trial-set-for-february-community-continues-support/

Since the arrest and federal charges, Isa Lopez has been the recipient of waves of community support. A total of 1,700 people have signed a change.org petition calling for Isa’s charges to be dropped as of Nov. 28.

Poet's Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support - UNICORN RIOT

The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset for Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations.

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Many events and protests have been held with community demands that the U.S. Attorney drop the federal felony charges on Isa Lopez. One of those events occurred during the morning of September 29, 2025, in front of the federal courthouse.

Community Continues Support for Poet After Charges, Federal Trial Set for February

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Isa Lopez perfomed with Kalupulli Yaocenoxtli and also spoke during the September Free Isa rally — not about her case — but about the “limiting of life” within colonialism. “They take out a lot of people that look like me and they put them in cages,” Lopez said, “whether it be prisons, whether it be detention centers. It is the limiting of life. It’s the fact that we do not have the permission to grow. And that is a violation to life itself.”

Isa Lopez is represented by defense attorney Jordan Kushner, who’s submitted two motions to dismiss charges brought against Lopez — one for failure to state an offense and another motion to dismiss as unconstitutional — saying the charges violated Lopez’s freedom of speech.

Poet’s Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support: https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-federal-trial-set-for-february-community-continues-support/

Responding to the defense's motions to dismiss the charges, an 11-page report and recommendation signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster was filed on Nov. 25, 2025.

The report recommends denying both of Lopez’s motions to dismiss, read it here: https://media.unicornriot.ninja/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/USAvLopez-Report-Recommendation-11.25.25.pdf

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-federal-trial-set-for-february-community-continues-support/

Poet’s Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support

Poet's Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support - UNICORN RIOT

The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset for Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations.

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