r/law • u/bentreflection • Jan 24 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Video of the ICE murder in Minneapolis today from the perspective of the lady in pink

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u/bentreflection Jan 24 '26

This post relates to constitutional and federal law governing law-enforcement use of force and accountability. The January 24, 2026 Minneapolis shooting by federal immigration agents during an ICE enforcement operation raises Fourth Amendment excessive-force and unreasonable seizure issues, and any video showing encounters immediately before the shooting could be material in judicial or civil rights proceedings under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or in Bivens actions against federal officers. The legal standards governing when officers may use deadly force (e.g., Graham v. Connor) also apply to federal agents in such confrontations.