MINNEAPOLIS: A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday ordered that US immigration agents deployed en masse to Minneapolis be restricted in some of the tactics they have taken against peaceful demonstrators and observers, including arrests and tear-gassing.<\/p>\n
Handing a victory to local activists in Minnesota\u2019s most populous city, US District Judge Kate Menendez issued an injunction barring federal agents from retaliating against individuals engaged in non-violent, unobstructive protest activity.<\/p>\n
The ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed against the US Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies on December 17, three weeks before an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, spawning waves of protests and putting the city on edge.<\/p>\n
The court case was brought on behalf of six protesters and observers who claimed their constitutional rights had been infringed by the actions of ICE agents.<\/p>\n
The \u200c83-page order explicitly \u200cprohibits federal officers from detaining people who are peacefully protesting or merely observing the \u200cofficers, \u2060unless there is \u200creasonable suspicion that they are interfering with law enforcement or have committed a crime.<\/p>\n
Federal agents also are banned from using pepper spray, tear gas or other crowd-control munitions against peaceful demonstrators or bystanders observing and recording the immigration enforcement operations, the judge ruled.<\/p>\n
Menendez wrote that the government, in defending the street tactics of its immigration officers, had failed to \u201cexplain why it is necessary for them to arrest and use force against peaceful observers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles when there is no reason to believe they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with federal agents is likewise prohibited, according to the court \u2060order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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