Overview
- Federal officials say an agent fired a defensive shot that struck a Venezuelan man in the leg after a chase and a struggle in north Minneapolis, with two other people taken into custody.
- Protesters confronted federal agents overnight near the shooting scene as officers used tear gas and flash-bang devices, and authorities reported vandalism of vehicles believed to be used by federal personnel.
- Video published this week shows armed agents using a battering ram to enter a north Minneapolis home before arresting Garrison Gibson, whose lawyers filed a habeas petition arguing agents lacked a judicial warrant.
- A judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security not to move Gibson as it prepares a response, while his family says he is being held at the Freeborn County jail in Albert Lea.
- DHS says more than 2,000 arrests have been made in Minnesota since early December, even as Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemn the operation and pursue court challenges.