A judge on Friday ordered federal immigration agents to limit their crackdown on peaceful protesters in the US state of Minnesota after President Donald Trump said there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act in connection with the demonstrations. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
- Judge orders ICE agents to limit raids in Minnesota.
- It prohibited agents from arresting peaceful protesters and drivers.
- The ministry has 72 hours to align interventions with the regulation.
- Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
In an 83-page order, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez ordered immigration agents to tone down their aggressive tactics and refrain from arresting peaceful protesters and drivers, as well as using tear gas against protesters.
The Department of Homeland Security has 72 hours
The judge gave the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 72 hours to bring the current operation in the North American city into line with her requirements. The judge’s order comes after two incidents in which federal agents opened fire on protesters, killing one person and wounding another within a week.
In another legal move that could further escalate the standoff between the White House and Minnesota’s elected representatives, the Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement. Both called for peaceful protests against immigration raids in their state. The Ministry of Justice refused to comment on the case.
An ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Macklin Good last Wednesday
In response to large-scale demonstrations in the state of Minnesota, Trump on Thursday threatened to activate the Insurrection Act of 1807. This law allows the president to deploy troops on the territory of the United States, federalize the National Guard of individual states and deploy them despite the objections of the governors to whom they report.
“If I needed to, I would use it. I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about the move.
Citizens in the state of Minnesota are protesting the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Protests erupted after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday. The agent shot her in her car when she allegedly tried to hit him. But that claim is disputed by videos from the scene, which show Good’s vehicle evading the agent. Both the Department of Homeland Security and President Trump say the agent acted in self-defense, and the department has called Good’s actions an act of domestic terrorism.
