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Federal appellate court pauses protester protections against ICE retaliation
Minnesota Reformer ^ | January 21, 2026 | Alyssa Chen

Posted on 01/21/2026 5:46:39 PM PST by TheDon

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked an injunction Wednesday that prevented federal immigration officers from retaliating against demonstrators.

A Friday ruling by U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez had prevented the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining or tear gassing people who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest, including observing Operation Metro Surge, which is the feds’ name for the incursion of over 3,000 immigration officers and agents in the Twin Cities.

The Wednesday decision granted Homeland Security its request for an administrative stay of Friday’s preliminary injunction. Ten of the 11 judges in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which granted the stay, were appointed by Republican presidents, including four judges appointed by President Donald Trump.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: minnesota

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1 posted on 01/21/2026 5:46:39 PM PST by TheDon
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To: TheDon

Amendment I gives “the right of the people peaceably to assemble” Not protest violently and destroy things.


2 posted on 01/21/2026 5:49:28 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: TheDon

Lots more!


3 posted on 01/21/2026 5:51:51 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

Correct!


4 posted on 01/21/2026 5:52:04 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: TheDon

Retaliation!

That’s rich.

It’s called Law Enforcement.


5 posted on 01/21/2026 5:52:07 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: TheDon

Just a “pause”?

So nonlethal rubber bullets and non lethal gas is so harsh they only “pause” the ruling against them?

We are holding back from the Iranian way. Nobody thanks us for sparing the little law breaking woke scumbags with our non lethal means. We have to ask permission for a pause.


6 posted on 01/21/2026 5:55:21 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez appointed by Biden. The author forgot to mention it...


7 posted on 01/21/2026 5:59:29 PM PST by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: TheDon

I guess I missed the instance where ICE deployed tear gas against “peaceful” protestors not impeding law enforcement of blocking traffic.


8 posted on 01/21/2026 6:19:20 PM PST by csn vinnie
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA


"Amendment I gives “the right of the people peaceably to assemble” Not protest violently and destroy things."


Their definitions of the words are very different than reality.
9 posted on 01/21/2026 6:23:25 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: TheDon

Today in Minneapolistan Greg Bovino and other ICE agents stopped at a Speedway convenience store. They were kicked out. Lot of Speedways here. They are owned by 7-11.


10 posted on 01/21/2026 6:24:40 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: TheDon


"The author forgot to mention it..."


Author with the last name of Chen.....
11 posted on 01/21/2026 6:25:03 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: TheDon

“The Minnesota Reformer.” Now, if I took a wild guess, I’d say this is the name of a leftist rag.


12 posted on 01/21/2026 6:38:53 PM PST by oldplayer
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To: TheDon

THE DICTIONARY I OWN DOES RECOGNIZE THIS BEHAVIOR AS “PEACEFUL”.


13 posted on 01/21/2026 6:45:24 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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They sure like to use the wrong words.

Law enforcement has no reason to deploy tear gas on a “peaceful protester” in the first place. The question is moot.

Blocking a road is not a legitimate form protesting, nor burning, looting, assault, etc. Words mean things. They act like they don’t understand this, but they do, to try and normalize violence.


14 posted on 01/21/2026 6:49:33 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

Yes!!!

“the right of the people peaceably to assemble”... Not protest violently and destroy things.”


15 posted on 01/21/2026 7:13:59 PM PST by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: TheDon

Retaliation?

They’re defending themselves


16 posted on 01/21/2026 7:21:59 PM PST by digger48
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To: TheDon
" an injunction Wednesday that prevented federal immigration officers from retaliating against demonstrators."

Is that something like granting demonstrators a license to kill?
17 posted on 01/22/2026 1:11:58 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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