US appeals court lifts order curbing immigration agents’ tactics against Minnesota protesters

  • Injunction had barred tear-gassing, arrests of peaceful demonstrators
  • DHS memo gives more leeway for forced entry of homes without warrants from judges
  • ICE agents face backlash for aggressive tactics, including fatal shooting
Jan 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday lifted a lower court’s order that had restrained federal officers from arresting or tear-gassing peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, where thousands of immigration control agents have been deployed over the wishes of state and local leaders.
A group of activists opposed to the deportation drive ordered by President Donald Trump in Minnesota’s most populous city sued his administration in December, saying their constitutional rights to protest and observe the enforcement actions had been infringed.
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