Minnesota magistrates push back on ICE protest warrants

Federal magistrate judges in Minnesota have repeatedly rejected arrest warrants for ICE protesters, saying prosecutors lack probable cause amid a surge of federal officers following the Jan. 7 shooting of protester Renee Good. The rulings come amid turmoil in Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office and include a rejected arrest for a St. Paul school board member and a declined criminal complaint against journalist Don Lemon, while prosecutors continue to pursue some charges such as conspiracy to threaten.