All articles tagged with #federal officers
A federal judge in Portland limited DHS crowd-control weapons outside the ICE building, requiring officers to identify themselves and allowing munitions only when there is an imminent threat. The ruling also grants preliminary class certification to nonviolent protesters and journalists, with potential appeals by the Justice Department after hearings detailing use-of-force policy violations.
A Minnesota prosecutor is reviewing 17 cases, including alleged misconduct by federal agents like Greg Bovino during Operation Metro Surge, with potential charges in Hennepin County — spanning protests, crowd-control tactics, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — while DHS defends federal immunity and Moriarty seeks evidence, possibly suing to obtain it.
In Minneapolis, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that 16 people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement officers, under 18 U.S.C. § 111. Bondi framed the arrests as enforcing the law and urged Minnesota to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including access to jails and voter rolls, while Gov. Walz’s office rejected the request for voter-roll data. This is a developing story.
Minnesota prosecutors have opened homicide investigations into shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis, but any state charges against ICE or Border Patrol officers face steep legal hurdles from the Supremacy Clause immunity—last tested in the 2017 Bijan Ghaisar case—plus limited DOJ cooperation. Some local officials formed a coalition seeking Supreme Court clarity on immunity, but no charges have yet been filed as the legal fight plays out in state and potentially higher courts.
Trump is deploying about 3,000 federal immigration officers to Minneapolis, turning a winter lull for the hospitality industry into a political flashpoint and risking vulnerable local workers who could be swept up in the crackdown, highlighting the city’s distinctive political culture.
Stephen Miller claimed that local and state authorities in Minnesota were ordered to stand down and surrender to federal officers as anti-ICE protests intensified, asserting that only federal officers were upholding the law; the remark followed his prior characterization of protesters as insurgents and comes amid tensions over potential federal intervention.
A judge ruled that federal immigration officers operating in Minneapolis cannot detain or use tear gas against peaceful protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, limiting federal enforcement actions during the demonstrations.
A federal traffic-stop in Minneapolis escalated when a suspect attacked officers with a shovel; a defensive shot struck the initial suspect in the leg. The federal officer and the initial suspect are hospitalized, with three others in custody as investigators gather details.
Federal immigration officers are withdrawing from a Louisiana operation called 'Catahoula Crunch' and relocating to Minneapolis, where a large-scale immigration enforcement effort is underway amid protests and community concerns.
Videos submitted by the Oregon Department of Justice show what they describe as excessive use of force by federal officers against nonviolent protesters outside the Portland ICE facility, as part of a legal effort to block the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland.
A trial is underway in Oregon challenging President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland amid ongoing protests and clashes between federal and local law enforcement, with arguments focusing on federal overreach, the safety of officers, and the impact on local sovereignty.
Federal lawyers admitted to errors in their court declarations regarding the number of federal officers deployed to Portland's ICE building, clarifying that only 86 officers were sent and that a quarter of the agency's staff was not reassigned as previously claimed, leading to a legal challenge and ongoing court proceedings.
Protests outside Portland's ICE office turned violent as federal officers used tear gas, pepper balls, and stun grenades against about 200 demonstrators, amid ongoing legal debates over federal troop deployment and court orders. The protests included colorful costumes and peaceful demonstrations, but also skirmishes and arrests, reflecting heightened tensions over immigration enforcement and federal intervention in Portland.
Portland's City Attorney accused the U.S. Department of Justice of violating protesters' constitutional rights and engaging in viewpoint discrimination by supporting federal officers' heavy-handed response to protests at an ICE facility, amid ongoing investigations into police conduct and federal actions during demonstrations.
An analysis of 1,273 arrest records in Washington D.C. reveals that arrests involving federal officers are widespread across all city wards, with a concentration in the poorest, most diverse, and high-crime neighborhoods.