States, cities are hard-pressed to fight violent ICE arrest tactics

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 1,580

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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State leaders who want to curb the increasingly violent arrest tactics of immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere are struggling to push back.

They’ve promised civil rights legislation that could offer alleged victims another route to courts, ordered up official tribunals to gather video and other records, or asked cities to refuse requests to cooperate with raids. But for the most part, states looking for concrete ways to push back find themselves largely hamstrung.

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