Overview
- A state judge holds a hearing Wednesday on Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul’s bid to halt DHS’s Operation Metro Surge.
- At least six senior federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over pressure on the shooting probe, while the Justice Department says it sees no basis for a criminal civil-rights case and the FBI leads the investigation.
- DHS is sending additional forces, with officials describing hundreds more on top of roughly 2,000 agents already deployed in the Twin Cities.
- New footage shows agents smashing a car window and dragging a woman from her vehicle near the shooting site, as two local observers told the Associated Press they were detained, denied calls and pressed to inform on organizers.
- A New York City Council staffer with legal status was detained at a routine appointment in Nassau County, prompting plans for a habeas petition and protests from city leaders.