DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 20 other attorneys general in filing a brief opposing a federal judge’s order that restrained ICE agents’ tactics.

The brief opposed an order that found ICE likely violated Minnesotans’ constitutional rights. That order stopped agents from using tactics like pepper-spraying non-violent observers.

The brief was filed prior to the January 24 shooting of Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, by a border patrol agent. This incident marks the second shooting by a federal officer this month.

A federal court has since paused that order without an explanation, allowing ICE to continue its operation.

Bird’s brief criticized what she called “not-mostly peaceful protesting” and argued protesters are taking aggressive tactics to interfere with law enforcement.