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Appeals court pauses order limiting force against Minnesota protesters
A federal appeals court on Jan. 21 paused a lower court's order that had ordered federal immigration agents in Minnesota to stop using aggressive tactics such as tear gas and arrest against peaceful protesters.
The move by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win to the Trump administration, which had vowed to appeal the lower court's order that restrained federal agents.
In her order last week, U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez said agents appeared to have engaged in "chilling conduct" and "intimidation tactics." She noted actions such as the "drawing and pointing of weapons," the "use of pepper spray and other non-lethal munitions" and "actual and threatened arrest and detainment of protesters and observers."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, speaking on CBS News' "Face the Nation," called Menendez's order "a little ridiculous" and said it didn't "change anything for how we're operating on the ground."
The move by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win to the Trump administration, which had vowed to appeal the lower court's order that restrained federal agents.
In her order last week, U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez said agents appeared to have engaged in "chilling conduct" and "intimidation tactics." She noted actions such as the "drawing and pointing of weapons," the "use of pepper spray and other non-lethal munitions" and "actual and threatened arrest and detainment of protesters and observers."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, speaking on CBS News' "Face the Nation," called Menendez's order "a little ridiculous" and said it didn't "change anything for how we're operating on the ground."
A federal appeals court on Jan. 21 paused a lower court's order that had ordered federal immigration agents in Minnesota to stop using aggressive tactics such as tear gas and arrest against peaceful protesters.
— Kathleen Bush-Joseph (@kathleenbush.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T16:29:11.855Z
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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