Overview
- U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez declined to issue an immediate restraining order on Operation Metro Surge, set briefing deadlines through Jan. 22, and said she will rule on an expedited basis.
- DHS reported that an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg after a traffic stop turned into a struggle involving a shovel and a broom handle; two others were detained and both the officer and the wounded man were hospitalized.
- Crowds gathered near the latest shooting and elsewhere in Minneapolis, where federal agents and police used tear gas and made arrests as authorities declared an unlawful assembly.
- More than 2,000 federal agents remain deployed across the Twin Cities, with reports of activity at hospitals and the airport and school districts adding virtual-learning options for safety concerns.
- The FBI continues to lead the probe into the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good as Minnesota pursues parallel inquiries and a lawsuit to limit federal operations, with local leaders condemning ICE tactics.