Minnesota magistrates push back on ICE protest warrants
TL;DR
Federal magistrate judges in Minnesota have repeatedly rejected arrest warrants for ICE protesters, saying prosecutors lack probable cause amid a surge of federal officers following the Jan. 7 shooting of protester Renee Good. The rulings come amid turmoil in Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office and include a rejected arrest for a St. Paul school board member and a declined criminal complaint against journalist Don Lemon, while prosecutors continue to pursue some charges such as conspiracy to threaten.
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- Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting Politico
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- Courts are mulling whether ICE violated observers’ civil rights. But does ICE listen to courts? minnpost.com
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