MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and three Minnesota-based law firms sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their leaders are routinely violating the constitutional rights of the people protesting their actions.

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt warns of a "powder keg" in the United States as people " villainize ICE agents" who are "simply enforcing the laws."

Demonstrators protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped ice into Boston Harbor on the 252nd anniversary of the 1773 Boston Tea Party, in which tea belonging to the British East India Company was thrown from ships into the water.

All charges against Decker were dropped Tuesday, following his arrest last month while covering an anti-ICE protest.

Police denied ICE agents used the precinct as a staging area, but advocates worry the perception could make immigrants hesitant to report crimes.

Led by students at Hillsboro High School, hundreds of young people across the city walked out of their classes Friday morning. They marched first to Shute Park and then to the Hillsboro Civic Center in protest of ICE activity in their communities.

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and divisive, with some arguing the churches should lose their tax-exempt status.

Demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in Edina, Minnesota – a suburb of Minneapolis – on the evening of Thursday, December 11, to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents they believed were staying at the property.