Overview
- The 8th Circuit on Wednesday stayed Judge Katherine Menendez’s temporary restraining order, removing court-imposed limits on ICE tactics in the Twin Cities during the appeal.
- The stay allows agents to again use tear gas, pepper spray and other less-lethal munitions and to make arrests during enforcement operations.
- Menendez’s order had barred chemical agents against peaceful, unobstructive protesters and restricted vehicle stops, including pulling over people who followed agents at an appropriate distance.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the ruling as a victory for the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge.
- The dispute stems from Operation Metro Surge and protests after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good, and an ACLU lawsuit by six plaintiffs led to the TRO now on hold.