A federal judge ‌in ​Minnesota on Friday ordered U.S. ‌immigration agents deployed en masse to Minneapolis to ​curb some of the tactics they have used against observers and protesters of ‍their enforcement actions.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can't use "crowd dispersal tools" against nonviolent protesters while enforcing federal immigration laws.

Immigration agents carrying out a sweeping operation in Minnesota can’t deploy certain crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters or arrest them, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order follows widespread outrage over a fatal shooting,

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A U.S. judge ruled that federal officers in a Minneapolis-area immigration operation can't detain or tear-gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities.

Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.

The ruling bars agents from using pepper spray, arresting, detaining, or retaliating against peaceful protestors.

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey, alleging they may have impeded immigration enforcement.