Overview
- A federal judge in Minnesota declined to issue an immediate injunction against Operation Metro Surge, setting an expedited schedule for the state and city lawsuit to proceed.
- Roughly 2,800 federal agents remain in the Twin Cities as daily demonstrations continue, with DHS saying eight people were arrested Tuesday and ICE officials reporting about 60 arrests over five days for alleged interference.
- New videos show aggressive confrontations, including agents dragging a woman from a car near the site of Renee Good’s killing, and scenes of pepper spray, tear gas and flash-bang grenades used on crowded streets.
- Two Minneapolis residents described being detained without charges, denied phone calls, and pressured to provide names of protest organizers or undocumented neighbors, alleging smashed car windows, chemical spray and harsh detention conditions.
- DHS defends the shooting as self-defense and senior officials assert agents’ federal immunity, the FBI is leading the investigation, and fresh polling shows majorities view the shooting as unjustified and want both state and federal oversight.