Judge issues restraining order banning ICE retaliation against peaceful protesters

ACLU Minnesota files lawsuit against Trump

Alleging constitutional rights violations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Safety (CBP), and different federal brokers, the Minnesota ACLU has teamed up with a number of regulation corporations to file a lawsuit in opposition to the federal authorities.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A federal choose in Minnesota has issued a brief restraining order banning him federal agents in opposition to retaliating in opposition to, arresting, detaining, or utilizing chemical irritants in opposition to individuals taking part in peaceable protest.

ICE restraining order granted

What we all know:

The order issued late Friday by U.S. District Decide Katherine Menendez prohibits officers from stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in automobiles that don’t impede or hinder federal brokers or don’t observe them from a protected distance.

The order applies to “all individuals recording, observing and/or protesting Operation Metro Surge and associated operations occurring since December 4, 2025.”

The backstory:

Menendez initially declined to place a right away finish to the ICE surge in Minnesota throughout a court docket listening to two days earlier, however as an alternative determined to hurry up arguments within the lawsuit whereas demanding federal authorities file their response by Monday, January 19.

The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul filed the lawsuit and request for a brief restraining order in an effort to cease the ICE surge underway in Minnesota.

In its argument, the state cites “harm” attributable to the surge, together with the capturing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent every week in the past, amongst different conflicts.

ICE, protesters clash again near Renee Good memorial

Protesters and federal brokers clashed once more Tuesday morning in south Minneapolis, close to the place Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Jan. 7. Jason Chavez of the Minneapolis Metropolis Council was there when FOX 9 cameras captured the scene.

State officers argue that the operation isn’t about safety or fraud, as federal officers declare, however about political retaliation.

Dig deeper:

The lawsuit argues that the latest surge of federal regulation enforcement, which has introduced no less than 2,100 ICE brokers and homeland safety investigators to the state, is “unconstitutional and illegal.”

It seeks to finish the surge whereas stopping the Trump administration from taking related actions in Minnesota sooner or later.

A full copy of the order will be discovered under:

The opposite aspect:

The Division of Homeland Safety has repeatedly accused state and Minneapolis leaders of defending criminals of their opposition to ICE.