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(8,409 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:17 PM Wednesday

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota [View all]

Source: The Guardian/US

An appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions from a federal judge in Minnesota that blocked ICE agents from pepper-spraying and arresting peaceful protesters.

In a victory for the Trump administration, the eighth US circuit court of appeals on Wednesday granted the justice department's request for an administrative stay of a preliminary injunction issued last Friday by Judge Katherine Menendez.

Menendez's preliminary injunction would have prohibited ICE agents from retaliating against peaceful protesters, arresting or detaining people who are participating in peaceful protests, using pepper spray or similar non-lethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools, as well as stopping or detaining drivers without reasonable cause.

When Menendez imposed the restrictions, she ruled that federal immigration agents' actions had a "chilling effect" on protesters' first amendment rights.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/ice-arrest-pepper-spray-protesters-minnesota

Wow! It is okay for feds to arrest peaceful protesters!

There is a horrific picture at this link.
ICE is spraying a chemical agent directly into the face of a protester that is on the ground!
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426

Live: Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not 'retaliate' against protesters.
A federal appeals court has paused an injunction barring immigration agents from "retaliating" against peaceful protesters and observers in Minnesota.

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US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota [View all] mysteryowl Wednesday OP

Arm the protesters. The Grand Illuminist Wednesday #1

The eighth circuit is almost entirely made of republican appointees fujiyamasan Wednesday #4

Legal geography in action roscoeroscoe Thursday #39

what a GREAT idea ! stopdiggin Wednesday #11

Remind me about the lack of 'warrant' when they are kicking in your door. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #19

and the 'solution' is for 'protesters' to arm themselves ... stopdiggin Thursday #35

Umm... OldBaldy1701E Thursday #40

if they are - they are almost certainly concealing that status stopdiggin Thursday #46

Oh, I don't have to ask. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #47

Umm hmmm stopdiggin Thursday #48

I replied that I agree with you, in that your statement is the attitude that I see every day. OldBaldy1701E Friday #49

I did misinterpret there - and apologies are tendered stopdiggin Friday #50

No need. Tempers are high these days. OldBaldy1701E Friday #52

There goes the FIRST Amendment. They will now claim that filming.... Bread and Circuses Wednesday #2

Buy xtra and hand them out at protests. sagetea Wednesday #26

How is there even standing for this? They denied doing it and refused to comply SSJVegeta Wednesday #3

Supposedly because Vance is coming to Minnesota mysteryowl Wednesday #5

Um... there isn't? It's a bum ruling... malthaussen Wednesday #22

bum ruling ? vapor2 Wednesday #32

Or, fight back. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #41

F that! electric_blue68 Wednesday #6

The right to harass and hurt without cause bfoxmatt Wednesday #7

Disgusting! All the Menendez' injunction said was to comply with the law! SunSeeker Wednesday #8

This is just an administrative stay, and not on the merits (but still... ugh) BumRushDaShow Wednesday #9

Not on the merits of the case, BUT bluestarone Wednesday #13

That's always been the running issue with these stays BumRushDaShow Wednesday #25

Agree! bluestarone Wednesday #27

What I posted just upthread was all there was BumRushDaShow Wednesday #28

The courts are adding to it. travelingthrulife Thursday #44

We have a terrible judicial system. Totally out of touch with reality. travelingthrulife Thursday #43

Yep, PERFECT STORM!! bluestarone Thursday #45

Not on the merits - but to be clear, the title would be incorrect even if it were FBaggins Thursday #36

Well this administration prefers to do what it wants when it wants BumRushDaShow Thursday #38

police state. Evolve Dammit Wednesday #10

How the FUCK do you "justify" that?! William Seger Wednesday #12

because they can't and lack all reason vapor2 Wednesday #33

Opening the floodgates for arrest and/or shooting protestors Bayard Wednesday #14

So when the shoe is on the other foot Quanto Magnus Wednesday #15

When it happens to them they will start whining about government overreach again. ForgoTheConsequence Wednesday #17

This bfucking court just gave the jan 6st monsters MORE and MORE bluestarone Wednesday #16

Ft Campbell Army Deploying for MN duckworth969 Wednesday #18

So our First Amendment is dead in Minnesota? StarryNite Wednesday #20

That is not going to be the only thing 'dead' around here if they do this. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #23

Actually, Minnesotans are doing very well protesting, mysteryowl Wednesday #29

The protesters are doing absolutely amazing! StarryNite Wednesday #31

I'm screaming inside at the injustice of this whole thing. mysteryowl Wednesday #34

I hope every one of those judges become victims of ICE. mdbl Wednesday #21

They would need some pigment to their skin. mysteryowl Wednesday #30

Has to be the same thugs spraying Capitol Police with bear spray on Jan 6 surfered Wednesday #24

Does anyone have this judge' address? perdita9 Thursday #37

Question. Why can't the state of Min. (govenor Walz) get an IMMEDIATE supreme court hearing on this? bluestarone Thursday #42

Here's a tally: we can't depend on the Constitution, the judiciary, the House, the Senate, the USSC or the military in2herbs Friday #51

Only phony judges would allow such a thing in the USA Mysterian Friday #53