Overview
- A federal judge in Minnesota declined to immediately block immigration operations and set an expedited schedule for the lawsuits filed by the state, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- Fresh videos show agents using tear gas and pepper balls and pulling a woman from her car near the Jan. 7 shooting site; DHS says officers faced violent rioters, reporting eight arrests outside the Whipple Building on Jan. 12, while ICE says at least 60 protesters were arrested over five days.
- Stephen Miller declared on Fox News that ICE officers have federal immunity in the conduct of their duties, as the FBI maintains sole control of the shooting investigation and DOJ has not opened a civil rights case.
- Tribal leaders and advocates report at least five Native American men detained in recent operations, with additional confrontations near the Little Earth housing community.
- DHS says more than 2,000 federal agents are deployed in the Twin Cities, as large protests continue and new polling shows many Americans view the shooting as unjustified and distrust a federal-only investigation.