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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

Jan 16, 2026, 5:42 PM | Updated: 6:40 pm

An FBI officer works the scene during operations on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP P...

An FBI officer works the scene during operations on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled in a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists.

Thousands of people have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area since early December.

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