Overview
- Justice Department officials are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for possible obstruction of federal immigration enforcement, with CNN reporting grand jury subpoenas for both.
- U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary injunction that bars agents from using pepper spray or other munitions on peaceful protesters and from stopping or holding drivers without reasonable suspicion.
- FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche visited Minneapolis, and federal planning calls for roughly 1,000 additional CBP agents plus limited extra FBI support during Operation Metro Surge, which DHS says has produced more than 2,500 arrests.
- Protests continued at federal facilities and across the city, with local reports noting at least a dozen new arrests as tensions around the ongoing operation persisted.
- A viral video showing agents breaking a car window and forcefully removing Aliya Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen, intensified scrutiny of ICE tactics, while DHS disputed her account and called her an agitator who ignored orders.