US Court Limits ICE Powers Amid Immigration Enforcement Protests
A federal judge in Minnesota has issued an injunction restricting the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents against peaceful protesters. The ruling follows a fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, by an ICE agent earlier this month. The court prohibits agents from detaining or retaliating against individuals engaged in non-obstructive protest activities and bans the use of crowd-control munitions like pepper spray against demonstrators. The Department of Homeland Security has 72 hours to comply with the ruling. This comes as the number of ICE agents in the area has increased to nearly 3,000, significantly outnumbering local police, amid ongoing protests against their operations targeting undocumented migrants.
Published 2 days ago • 17 Jan 2026, 11:14 AM IST