Prosecutors Organize Against Federal Overreach — and One Has Now Filed Charges

Excerpt: The Fight Against Federal Overreach coalition launched in January 2026. Its members say federal agents are not above state criminal law. In Minnesota, that theory is now being tested.

A national coalition of local prosecutors called Fight Against Federal Overreach, or FAFO, launched on January 28, 2026, after controversial federal immigration operations in Minnesota. The group says its mission is to help local prosecutors hold federal officials accountable when they exceed lawful authority. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

The coalition’s website describes FAFO as “a national coalition of District Attorneys collaborating to ensure federal officials are held accountable when they exceed their lawful authority.” :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Its founding participants include prosecutors such as Larry Krasner of Philadelphia and Mary Moriarty of Hennepin County, Minnesota. Courthouse News reported that nine city and county prosecutors announced the coalition at launch. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

The effort is not only rhetorical. In April 2026, Moriarty charged ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. with two counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly pointed a gun at two people in another vehicle in the Twin Cities area. Reuters reported that a nationwide warrant had been issued for his arrest. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

That appears to be the first concrete test of what FAFO says it exists to do.

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