Minneapolis man is out of jail after masked federal agents illegally broke down door, arrested him
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A Minneapolis man is out of jail days after masked federal agents illegally broke down his door and arrested him. On Sunday morning, agents carrying a battering ram but no judicial warrant smashed through Garrison Gibson’s front door in north Minneapolis. Authorities handed the 38-year-old Liberian man an order for removal in 2009. But they allowed him to remain in the U.S. provided he submit to GPS monitoring and check in regularly with ICE, which he did.
On Monday, Judge Jeffrey Bryan ordered ICE not to move Gibson out of Minnesota, but the agency sent him to Texas anyway before returning him to a Minnesota jail. On Thursday, Bryan ordered ICE to release Gibson.
Antonio Romanucci, the lawyer who is representing the family of a woman shot and killed by ICE last week spoke about the difficulties of filing criminal charges against federal law enforcement officers. He says it's usually because only one investigation happens and it's usually by a federal agency, much like in Good’s case.
Lisa Demuth Minnesota's Speaker of the House and Republican gubernatorial candidate, says Gov. Tim Walz has an opportunity to bring "peace and calm" to the state by turning down the rhetoric amidst a massive immigration enforcement operation.
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