US EditionUS Judge Restricts ICE Response to Minneapolis Protesters
Judge Menendez's order prohibits ICE agents from arresting or using crowd control on peaceful protesters and limits vehicle stops without reasonable suspicion, amid ongoing protests.
- On Friday, Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents cannot arrest or pepper spray peaceful demonstrators in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in an 83-page federal order issued Friday night.
- The ruling stems from a December lawsuit by protesters and comes ahead of planned weekend protests in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good earlier this month, with reported clashes between protesters and federal officers.
- The order also limits vehicle stops lacking reasonable suspicion, barring stopping drivers and passengers without reasonable articulable suspicion and stating safely following ICE agents does not justify a stop.
- State and federal officials reacted sharply to the court order as the Minnesota National Guard was placed on alert and the DOJ announced investigations into Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, with Walz calling it `Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic`.
- The order constrains ICE enforcement tactics during protests, potentially affecting federal immigration enforcement and public-safety responses in Minneapolis amid ongoing clashes and large-scale demonstrations.
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Judge Puts Extreme Restrictions on ICE's Mob Control Tactics
A federal judge ruled that ICE agents can arrest individuals who are blocking their vehicles with restrictions. The restrictions are severe, and it appears to put agents in grave danger. DHS will likely appeal. The ACLU brought the case on behalf of six people. They claim they were protesting peacefully and were threatened and arrested […] The post Judge Puts Extreme Restrictions on ICE’s Mob Control Tactics appeared first on www.independentsent…
Judge Rules ICE Can't Arrest Peaceful Protesters in Minnesota
A federal judge has ordered sweeping restrictions on what tactics can be used by immigration agents when responding to demonstrations against their operations in Minnesota after a spate of claims of arbitrary detentions and excessive force being used against protesters. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez’s ruling in a preliminary injunction on Friday bars agents from using pepper spray, arresting, detaining,…
Feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
Federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez’s ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists. The six are among the thousands who have been o…
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