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FILE - Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

4 indicted after Minneapolis clashes, including a woman accused of biting off an officer’s fingertip

Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from clashes with federal officers in Minneapolis. That includes one woman who was charged with assaulting a federal officer after authorities allege she bit off the tip of an immigration officer’s finger. The altercation took place during a protest after immigration officers shot and killed Alex Pretti. Court documents also say FBI employees received threatening text or voice messages after documents containing their personal information was stolen from a government car left at a protest site.

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People attend an anti-ICE protest outside the Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give detained immigrants in Minnesota quick, private access to lawyers. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued the emergency restraining order Thursday. She said detainees held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building face major barriers to contacting counsel and may be pressured to sign deportation papers without legal advice. The temporary restraining order expires in two weeks. It comes in a lawsuit filed by the Advocates for Human Rights and a detainee late last month.

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