Source (court filing):
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.85.0_1.pdf
10 lines ICE is crossing (as alleged / described in the record that led to the TRO):10 lines ICE is crossing (as alleged / described in the record that led to the TRO):
- Retaliating against people for peacefully protesting, observing, or recording enforcement activity.
- Detaining/arresting peaceful observers without probable cause (or a real, articulable obstruction).
- Using pepper spray / “crowd dispersal” tools to punish protected speech rather than respond to an actual threat.
- Stopping cars of observers without reasonable suspicion—“following” or filming isn’t enough.
- Boxing in vehicles and pointing firearms during stops absent a clear, immediate safety justification.
- Threatening arrest / intimidation (“we have handcuffs,” “we know where to find you”) instead of stating lawful grounds.
- Yanking someone into cuffs for basic questions (e.g., “Are you ICE?”) while they’re standing peacefully on a sidewalk.
- Turning detention into punitive treatment (e.g., humiliating searches / unnecessary force) when no charges follow.
- Seizing phones or using force to stop recording, including alleged choking / violent threats.
- Racialized/xenophobic taunts and hours-long detention, then release with no charges or paperwork—chilling speech by design.