US EditionJudge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary injunction limiting federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis from detaining lawful protesters or using pepper spray on peaceful observers.
- A December lawsuit filed on behalf of six protesters and observers alleged arrests, detentions and pepper-spraying that infringed their First and Fourth Amendment rights, following a weekslong enforcement surge and the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
- Her 83-page order cited eyewitness accounts and video showing more than a dozen witnesses reporting chemical spray used without warning and unmarked vehicles boxing in protesters, which Menendez called disturbing.
- As a result, federal officers are now prohibited from arresting without probable cause or retaliating against peaceful observers until the recent mass surge of federal law enforcement concludes.
- Operation Metro Surge could be affected as federal government attorneys argued pepper spray was needed to quell "violent, obstructive, dangerous, and often criminal behavior," while Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged residents to "Help us establish a record of exactly what's been happening in our communities.
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Conservative AngleJudge Limits Ability of ICE to Detain or Use Tear Gas Against Protesters in Minneapolis
A federal judge in Minnesota has issued an order stating federal immigration agents cannot detain or tear gas protesters observing enforcement operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, as long as they are not obstructing the officers from performing their duties. The decision, handed down Friday by U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, stems from a lawsuit brought last month by six local activists. These individuals, backed by the American Civ…
After deadly operations and protests in Minnesota, a court has limited the powers of the immigration police ICE. Peaceful demonstrators must no longer be driven out by force.
U.S. judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered federal law enforcement participating in the Minnesota immigration crackdown to stop pepper spraying, detaining and pulling over peaceful protesters
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minnesota must reduce their aggressive actions, according to a US judge. They are stopped from arresting peaceful protesters and drivers, and from using pepper spray on protesters. According to the ruling, they have 72 hours to comply with the requirements. The announcement comes after a US ...
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