Overview
- The city of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota filed suit seeking a court order to remove or limit ICE deployments, arguing the operations violate state law and the U.S. Constitution.
- Illinois launched a parallel legal challenge targeting the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics in its jurisdiction.
- After a weekend of nationwide protests, the federal government defended the ICE agent’s actions as self-defense and sent hundreds more federal personnel to Minneapolis following an initial surge of about 2,000 officers.
- The U.N. human rights office called for a rapid, independent and transparent investigation, noting lethal force is a last resort under international law, and the FBI is investigating the shooting.
- AFP verified that a widely shared video purporting to show Renée Good celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing was an AI-generated deepfake, highlighting disinformation circulating about the case.