"Menendez's preliminary injunction would have prohibited ICE agents from retaliating against peaceful protesters, arresting or detaining people who are participating in peaceful protests, using pepper spray or similar non-lethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools, as well as stopping or detaining drivers without reasonable cause. When Menendez imposed the restrictions, she ruled that federal immigration agents' actions had a chilling effect on protesters' first amendment rights."
"Following Menendez's preliminary injunction last week, the homeland security department defended ICE's tactics. Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said: DHS is taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters. The latest decision from the eighth circuit court of appeals comes as Vice-President JD Vance is set to visit Minneapolis on Thursday."
"ICE activity in Minnesota has drawn mounting criticism in recent weeks, intensified by the killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman and mother of three, by a federal agent. Her death has prompted large-scale protests statewide and across the country. In response, DHS has stood by ICE's actions, maintaining that agents operated within the law and used force only in self-defense when they perceived threats."
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Justice Department an administrative stay of a preliminary injunction that had limited ICE tactics in Minnesota. Judge Katherine Menendez's order would have barred ICE from retaliating against peaceful protesters, arresting or detaining peaceful participants, using pepper spray or similar non-lethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools, and stopping or detaining drivers without reasonable cause. Menendez found that federal immigration agents' actions chilled protesters' First Amendment rights. DHS defended ICE as acting lawfully to protect officers and the public. The decision comes as Vice-President JD Vance plans a Minneapolis visit amid protests following the killing of Renee Good.
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