Federal law enforcement officers use pepper spray against a demonstrator during a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Saturday. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A long weekend of protests, counter protests, church disruption and more clashes has kept Minnesota on high anxiety.
The latest: The U.S. Department of Justice filed notice yesterday to appeal a federal court order handed down on Friday for ICE agents to stop retaliating against peaceful protesters and observers in Minnesota.
Despite the Friday night court order, observers continue to record videos of federal agents pepper spraying protesters and using questionable tactics.
The family of a 57-year-old Hmong American man has filed a complaint after federal agents took him from his St. Paul home out into the cold, wearing only Crocs, boxers and a blanket, according to the Star Tribune.
They say he was driven around for nearly an hour, only to be dropped off back at home without an explanation or apology. The family says he's a U.S. citizen, and the Star Tribune reported he has no criminal history in Minnesota.
Here's what else happened:
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is investigating a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where activists with the Racial Justice Network disrupted the service over one of the pastors who they said works for ICE.
Bondi said the protest is a potential violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, per ABC News.
The Justice Department is also investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement.
Walz said President Trump is weaponizing the justice system against his political opponents and criticized the administration for not investigating the federal agent who shot Renee Good nearly two weeks ago.
Deputy Attorney Todd Blanche confirmed to Fox News on Sunday there will be no federal investigation of the agent, Jonathan Ross.
Several top prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis have resigned over the lack of an investigation, including Joe Thompson, the top fraud prosecutor in the state.
Protests and counter protests continued, including an anti-fraud demonstration in which a far-right provocateur and pardoned Jan. 6 rioter was cornered outside Minneapolis City Hall in frigid temperatures and hit by water balloons and water guns.
What we're watching: Trump ordered 1,500 active-duty troops in Alaska to stand by for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to NPR.
