Trump administration appeals limits on agents' tactics toward Minnesota protesters
The Justice Department challenges a court order restricting ICE from detaining or using force on peaceful protesters amid rising tensions after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
- On Saturday, the Trump administration appealed a federal judge's Friday order barring officers from arresting or tear-gassing peaceful demonstrators in Minneapolis.
- The administration has sent thousands of U.S. immigration agents to the Minneapolis area in recent weeks after a lawsuit filed on Dec. 17 and a fatal Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good.
- The Jan. 16 court order blocks agents from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using pepper spray, tear gas and other crowd-control munitions against peaceful protesters and observers without reasonable suspicion.
- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota sued on behalf of protesters, alleging the federal government violated civil rights, prompting the federal court process seeking relief from the Eighth Circuit.
- A Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul involved about 30 protesters and prompted investigations by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Harmeet Dhillon.
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Trump Administration Appeals Limits on Agents’ Tactics toward Minnesota Protesters
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Saturday it was appealing a ruling by a federal judge that put limits on tactics employed by U.S. immigration agents operating in Minneapolis.
Justice Department Appeals Limits on ICE Tactics in Minnesota
Attorneys for the Trump administration notified a Minnesota court on Monday they were appealing a judge’s order that placed restrictions on federal immigration officers, barring them from using pepper spray or other nonlethal munitions and crowd-dispersal tools against peaceful protesters. In a short notice filed with Judge Kate Menendez at the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, who ruled on the case three days earlier, Justice Department lawyers…
Federal government appeals judge's ruling that agents can't tear gas or detain peaceful protesters
The federal government has filed an appeal of a judge's order that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents can't detain peaceful protesters or use tear gas against them.
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