Daily Mail News
By STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER
Published: 21:18 EST, 16 January 2026 | Updated: 00:56 EST, 17 January 2026
A Minnesota district court judge ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
Judge Kate Menendez, a Joe Biden appointee, noted that people observing the agents – as Renee Nicole Good and her wife allegedly were – are also not allowed to be detained.
While the ruling comes amid weeks of volatile protest against ICE in Minnesota, Menendez’s ruling came in a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists.