Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- A federal judge in Minnesota ordered the release of Liberian immigrant Garrison Gibson, ruling that immigration agents violated his Fourth Amendment rights by forcibly entering his home without a warrant.
- Gibson was arrested during a large-scale DHS immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, which has resulted in over 2,500 arrests since November 29.
- Gibson had been living under an order of supervision after a 2008 drug conviction was dismissed, and the judge found that officials failed to properly notify him of the revocation of this order or provide an interview after his detention.
- The arrest deeply affected Gibson's family, as his wife and 9-year-old child were present during the raid, and his attorney called the arrest a blatant constitutional violation.
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