Judge Keeps ICE Operation in Minnesota as DOJ Opens Civil‑Rights Probe and Protests Spread

Overview

• Federal Judge Katherine Menendez denied Minnesota’s request for a preliminary injunction, leaving ICE’s Metro Surge in place while the lawsuit proceeds.
• The Justice Department launched a civil‑rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti, with the FBI taking over the case from Homeland Security.
• President Donald Trump rejected calls to pull back agents and labeled Pretti an agitator after new videos surfaced, even as envoy Tom Homan pledged more targeted operations.
• Hundreds of protests and a coordinated national shutdown drew large crowds in cities from Minneapolis to New York and Los Angeles, with public figures including Bruce Springsteen joining.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the arrests of Don Lemon and others tied to a St. Paul church protest, and a separate court ordered the release by Tuesday of a five‑year‑old and his father detained in an ICE operation, while a congressional fight over DHS funding remains unresolved.