US agents use teargas on Minneapolis protesters as anti-ICE calls intensify
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched its largest operation in history in Minneapolis, deploying 800 Customs and Border Protection agents and 2,000 ICE officials amid rising tensions and protests following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent.
- Federal officers used teargas and eye irritants against activists, leading to widespread community backlash, protests, and calls for the operation to be halted, with Minnesota and local mayors filing a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations.
- Several federal prosecutors resigned in protest over the Justice Department's refusal to investigate Good's killing as a civil rights violation, while local officials and residents criticize the federal presence as harassment and an invasion.
- The Trump administration defends the immigration crackdown and the agent involved in
