"This case involves six individual plaintiffs, and Minneapolis, St. Paul and state officials have filed a separate lawsuit that seeks to end the ICE surge. Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez barred ICE agents from arresting or pepper spraying people for simply observing or criticizing the federal government's actions. The judge also ruled that safely following ICE vehicles does not on its own justify a traffic stop, protecting an increasingly common tactic used by Minnesotans to track raids in the Twin Cities."
"The plaintiffs include Susan Tincher, whose December arrest outside her home by ICE agents was widely reported in local news; and Abdikadir Abdi Noor, who said he was urging others to remain calm when ICE agents suddenly tackled and arrested him. The Department of Homeland Security's attorneys had disputed that agents had violated constitutional rights, arguing the agents on the job have contended with "threats and violence" that goes beyond protected speech."
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez barred ICE agents from arresting or pepper-spraying people solely for observing or criticizing federal immigration enforcement. The judge ruled that safely following ICE vehicles does not by itself justify a traffic stop, protecting a tactic used to monitor raids. The ACLU filed suit on Dec. 17 on behalf of six U.S. citizens who said federal agents arrested, pepper-sprayed or threatened them while they legally observed ICE activity. Plaintiffs include Susan Tincher and Abdikadir Abdi Noor. DHS attorneys contended agents faced threats and violence beyond protected speech. Separately, officials seek to end the ICE surge.
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