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The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday filed notice that it will
appeal a federal judgerCOs ruling that set new guardrails for federal immigration and enforcement officers in Minnesota.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed notice Monday that itrCOs appealing a judgerCOs order setting limits on federal agentsrCO actions against
protesters in Minnesota.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez in a ruling last Friday ordered
federal agents involved in the immigration crackdown in Minnesota to not
detain or arrest protesters or observers unless thererCOs reasonable
suspicion or probable cause of a crime, or unless they obstruct the
officers.

The temporary order also bars agents from using nonlethal munitions on
peaceful protesters, and bars them from stopping or detaining drivers
who follow ICE to monitor operations if they are not interfering with
those agents.

In MondayrCOs filing in response to MenendezrCOs ruling, the DOJ said itrCOs appealing the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
It provided no other details. For now, the judgerCOs order remains in
effect.

The filings are part of a lawsuit filed by six Minnesotans who sued the Department of Homeland Security after they were detained or arrested by
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota for
protesting or observing. They claim ICErCOs actions were retaliatory and affected their constitutional rights to free speech and assembly.

Attorneys representing the DOJ have argued that the action of following officers or observing law enforcement actions can be threatening in some instances and rise to the level of impeding agentsrCO work.

Man faces charges for allegedly stealing rifle from FBI vehicle during
Minneapolis protest
A Minneapolis man faces federal charges for allegedly stealing a rifle
from an FBI vehicle amid protests in the city last week.

Raul Gutierrez, 33, is charged with one count of theft of public
property and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

HerCOs accused of taking the gun during protests that followed the
shooting of a man by a federal agent last Wednesday night in north
Minneapolis. Videos from the scene showed some people vandalizing and
taking items from government vehicles.

rCLThere is a clear, bright line between peaceful protest and lawless destruction,rCY said Jarrad Smith, the acting special agent in charge of
the FBIrCOs Minneapolis office. rCLStealing, damaging and destroying federal property endangers the community and jeopardizes the safe and peaceful
exercise of First Amendment rights.rCY

The complaint alleges that Gutierrez rCo who has a distinct facial tattoo
rCo was seen on video taking a case containing the rifle, walking away and placing the case in the back seat of a black Ford sedan.

He was spotted by investigators the following morning in south
Minneapolis, riding in a tow truck that was hauling a black Ford sedan. Authorities say Gutierrez attempted to flee a traffic stop on foot, and
was apprehended after a brief pursuit.

The complaint alleges that Gutierrez confessed to taking the gun. He has previous felony convictions. HerCOs due back in court on Wednesday.

Court documents say at least one other gun, ammunition, a laptop and
other government property were also taken from an FBI vehicle during
last WednesdayrCOs protests.

The FBI last week announced a reward of up to $100,000 for more
information on the vandalism and theft that leads to arrests, or the
recovery of the stolen items.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/19/minneapolis-man-faces-charge-for -allegedly-stealing-rifle-from-fbi-vehicle-during-protest

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