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Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram
Judge finds immigration agents violated Fourth Amendment by entering home without warrant; DHS has arrested over 2,500 people in Minnesota since Nov. 29, court records show.
- Thursday's order directed the release of Garrison Gibson, Liberian man, four days after agents broke into his Minneapolis home with a battering ram.
- Gibson had been under an order of supervision and checked in days before his arrest, amid DHS's largest enforcement operation since Nov. 29, with over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota.
- Respondents forcibly entered Garrison Gibson's home without his consent or a judicial warrant, and his habeas corpus petition called the arrest a `blatant constitutional violation`.
- Garrison Gibson, 37, was held at Albert Lea immigration detention center after being at Fort Bliss, with attorney Marc Prokosch saying he was `thrilled` by the judge's order and Gibson's wife deeply shaken during the raid.
- The Twin Cities — the latest target in President Donald Trump's enforcement campaign — have been wracked by fear and anger after Renee Good was killed Jan. 7 and a Wednesday shooting incident.
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Judge orders release of Liberian man in Minneapolis
A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents broke into his home using a battering ram and arrested him. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. “To arrest him, Respondents forcibly entered Garrison G.’s home without his consent and without a judici…
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