A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday lifted a lower-court order that had barred federal officers from arresting or using tear gas against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, where thousands of immigration enforcement agents have been deployed despite objections from state and local leaders.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in December by activists opposing President Donald Trumpβs deportation drive in Minnesotaβs largest city.
The plaintiffs said federal agents violated their constitutional rights by interfering with peaceful protests and efforts to observe and document immigration enforcement operations.
Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez sided with the activists, issuing a preliminary injunction that barred federal immigration agents from retaliating against individuals engaged in nonviolent, unobstructive protests.
Her order prohibited agents from detaining o
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