"On Friday, US District Judge Kate Menendez's court injunction barred federal agents from retaliating against individuals engaged in peaceful, unobstructive protest activity. Officers were explicitly prohibited from arresting or detaining people protesting peacefully or engaged in orderly observations, if there was no reasonable suspicion that they had committed a crime or were interfering with law enforcement. The ruling also bans federal agents from using pepper spray, tear gas or other crowd-control munitions against peaceful demonstrators or bystanders observing and recording the immigration enforcement operations."
"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was given 72 hours to bring its operation in Minneapolis into compliance. The court ruling hands a victory to activists in Minneapolis, the state's most populous city, two weeks after the Trump administration announced the deployment of 2,000 immigration agents to the area. Their numbers have since grown to nearly 3,000, dwarfing the ranks of the local police. The DHS calls it the largest operation of its kind in the country's history."
A federal injunction restricts immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis from detaining or retaliating against individuals engaged in peaceful, unobstructive protest and observation. Officers are prohibited from arresting or detaining peaceful protesters or observers without reasonable suspicion of a crime or interference. The injunction also bans use of pepper spray, tear gas, and other crowd-control munitions against peaceful demonstrators and bystanders recording enforcement operations. DHS was ordered to bring its Minneapolis operation into compliance within 72 hours. The deployment followed the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and has grown to nearly 3,000 agents amid clashes with protesters.
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