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They cut off her wedding ring, took her clothes, and detained the 55-year-old for five hours.
The plaintiffs provided extensive video evidence, but ICE agents did not testify.
The defense provided only a second-hand account from a field director.
Tincher says she'll persist in monitoring ICE.
For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
The injunction prohibits agents from using crowd control weapons such as pepper spray on protesters and from stopping drivers without probable cause.
Judge Kate Menendez says safely following agents' vehicles does not by itself create reasonable suspicion to justify a stop.
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit from six people who were detained or threatened by ICE last month.
Those who quit include Minnesota U.S.
Attorney's Office Criminal Division Chief Melinda Williams and Joe Thompson, the lead fraud prosecutor.
According to a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly, the prosecutors quit over pressure to investigate Becca Good for ties to activist groups, which is protected First Amendment activity.
She's the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week in Minneapolis.
attorneys also object to the Justice Department's reluctance to investigate Ross.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch says there's, quote, currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation.
For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
The attorneys aren't speaking publicly, but there are several reasons, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
That person asked that we not use their name because they're not authorized to talk to the media.
One of those reasons is tied to last week's fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
Trump administration officials say the agent fired in self-defense, but many state and local officials are pointing to video taken from multiple angles that contradicts claims that Good posed any threat.