Overview
- U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued an 83-page injunction barring ICE from arresting peaceful demonstrators or using chemical crowd-control and extending protections to people who observe and record operations.
- The order prohibits stopping or detaining drivers near protests without specific suspicion of obstruction, remains in effect for the duration of the Metro Surge unless circumstances change, and gives DHS 72 hours to comply.
- Multiple outlets report Justice Department investigations into Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for possible conspiracy to obstruct federal officers; the DOJ has not confirmed the probes, and both officials denounced them as intimidation.
- Protests continued through the weekend with confrontations between pro- and anti-ICE groups in Minneapolis, and tensions intensified following a separate incident in which an ICE agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man.
- Governor Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard for potential support as the Pentagon placed about 1,500 active-duty troops on standby, and President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act before saying he currently sees no need.