US EditionAppeals court declines to reimpose restrictions on agents at Minnesota protests
The 8th Circuit’s indefinite stay prevents enforcement of a judge’s order limiting ICE actions against protesters amid ongoing legal and constitutional challenges.
- On Monday, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals put an indefinite hold on a lower-court judge’s Jan. 16 order, while the government’s appeal in Tincher v. Noem, 26-1105, proceeds.
- U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote findings that led to the Jan. 16 order, noting an 'ongoing, persistent pattern' of intimidating conduct by ICE officers and doubting the Justice Department’s stated aims.
- A December lawsuit filed in the District of Minnesota alleges federal officers violated the rights of six protesters, citing boxing in a car and pointing a rifle amid protests after ICE shots of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
- Minnesota state officials are asking the court to pause the deployment and order officers off the street via Operation Metro Surge, and Menendez said Monday she is wrestling with the request’s broad scope.
- The developments have sharpened a federal-state clash over immigration enforcement as President Donald Trump placed 1,500 US troops on standby, while Minnesota contends the deployment harms residents' safety.
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Trump Administration Wins Appeal of ICE Injunction in Minnesota
In a significant victory for the Trump Administration, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit lifted the injunction of U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, who prevented officers from arresting, detaining, pepper-spraying or retaliating against protesters in Minneapolis without probable cause. In her Jan. 16 decision, Judge Menendez (a Biden appointee and former public defender) ruled in favor of the protesters suing …
Appeals Court Sides With Trump Admin to Lift Minnesota Protest Curbs on ICE Agents
A federal appeals court on Jan. 26 granted the Trump administration a full stay of a lower court ruling that prevented ICE agents from detaining protesters or using nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools during protests in Minnesota without probable cause. In its ruling, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said that U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez’s Jan. 16 injunction was “too vague” and that the Department of Homeland Security …
Trump admin scores victory as court allows agents to defend against agitators
Trump admin scores victory as court allows agents to defend against agitators | 26 Jan 2026 | A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a ruling that blocks restrictions on tactics being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while dealing with anti-ICE agitators in Minnesota. The ruling by the three-judge panel 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals put a stay on a lower court ruling that prevented of…
Appeals court overturns limits on federal agents' tactics against anti-ICE crowds in Minnesota
A federal appeals court on Monday set aside limits a lower judge had placed on federal agents and their ability to use crowd control tactics on anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota.
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