Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan ordered ICE and DHS to free Gibson by noon Friday, declaring his detention unlawful under the Fourth Amendment.
- According to the court order, agents used a battering ram to enter the north Minneapolis residence without a judicial warrant.
- The judge found that Gibson has no criminal record, contradicting DHS’s earlier portrayal of him as having a lengthy rap sheet.
- Gibson had lived under an order of supervision for years, and the court said officials failed required notice and interview steps when revoking it.
- The order permits Gibson’s legal team to seek attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act as DHS conducts a Minnesota crackdown with more than 2,500 arrests since Nov. 29.