BREAKING : Judge Limits ICE Tactics at Minnesota Protests

Friday, January 16, 2026

A federal judge on Friday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to limit their tactics against protesters in Minnesota, as federal immigration enforcement officers confront demonstrators rallying after a woman was killed by an ICE officer last week.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote in her order that ICE cannot retaliate against, arrest or detain "persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity."

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Officers cannot use pepper spray "or similar nonlethal munitions" on protesters and are barred from "stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with Covered Federal Agents."

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"Menendez's ruling comes as the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued subpoenas to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) as part of a criminal investigation.

Walz called the move "an authoritarian tactic," while Frey said it was "obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, our local law enforcement, and our residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our streets."

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Gestapo Tactics need to be met with Court Orders like this that protect the People from this Gangster Admin.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 10:13 PM | Reply

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#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 10:25 PM | Reply

... U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote in her order that ICE cannot retaliate against, arrest or detain "persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity." ...

Good.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 10:41 PM | Reply

@#3

Next step ...

ICE is prohibited from intentionally provoking behavior by citizens that runs against the Judge's order.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 10:43 PM | Reply

Just reinforced the Bill of Rights.

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-16 11:14 PM | Reply

@#5 ... Just reinforced the Bill of Rights. ...

The implication of that comment is that ICE may have been [intentionally] violating the Bill of Rights?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 11:25 PM | Reply

GOP Judge COMPARES Trump to SLAVE-CATCHER in RULING!!

www.youtube.com

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 11:33 PM | Reply

"At one point, he compared the Trump administration's immigration enforcement with the Fugitive Slave Act, an 1850 law that compelled law enforcement to return fugitive slaves to their "owners", even when they were captured in free states."

www.theguardian.com

85 year old Reagan appointed judge

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 11:38 PM | Reply

Just reinforced the Bill of Rights.

Yeah but the problem is the need. Why? It's too fundamental.

The other stupid is the Third Amendment. An issue not raised in a very long time. www.courthousenews.com

#9 | Posted by et_al at 2026-01-16 11:41 PM | Reply

@#7 GOP Judge COMPARES Trump to SLAVE-CATCHER in RULING!! ...

In that video's summary I see ...

... Senior Judge William Young (appointed by Ronald Reagan) delivering a blistering rebuke of the Trump Administration -- calling actions by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio an "unconstitutional conspiracy" to violate the First Amendment rights of student and faculty protesters. In a stunning moment heading into MLK Jr. weekend, Judge Young compares the administration's conduct to the recapture and re-enslavement of newly freed slaves. ...

But I do not see how that is relevant to the thread topic, i.e., Minnesota. ...

Can you elaborate?

thx.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 11:45 PM | Reply

The other stupid is ... the Third Amendment. An issue not raised in a very long time.
www.courthousenews.com

#11 | Posted by et_al at 2026-01-16 11:49 PM | Reply

@#11

Please be more specific in the courthousenews link. I cannot find the specific article you try to reference.

(the courhousenews.com search facility is, I'll be kind, less than helpful.)

thx.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-17 12:12 AM | Reply