US EditionMinnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents
Minnesota and Twin Cities claim the federal enforcement surge violates constitutional rights and targets the state politically amid over 2,000 ICE arrests since December, officials say.
- On Monday, the State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, and City of St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to halt DHS's enforcement surge, with Ellison saying, `Because this has to stop`.
- The Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good prompted a surge in federal enforcement and citywide unrest, expanding Operation Metro Force from December in the Somali community into Operation Metro Surge.
- DHS deployed more than 2,000 immigration officers and reported more than 2,000 arrests, using tactics like door knocks, roving patrols, administrative warrants, tear gas, and pointing firearms.
- Plaintiffs seek court orders to prevent arrests without probable cause and to stop agents from pointing firearms or threatening force, alleging violations of the Tenth and First Amendments.
- Other states and cities have also sued DHS, and federal officials have limited state access even as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said hundreds more ICE and Border Patrol officers are arriving, prolonging tensions.
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Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration to halt federal immigration surge
Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration to stop its latest immigration enforcement surge, alleging that the increased federal actions are unconstitutional and a violation of federal law. Attorney General Keith Ellison at a Monday press conference called the immigration enforcement surge an “invasion.” “The deployment of thousands of armed, masked (Department […]
Minnesota sues Trump administration to stop surge of immigration agents
Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a surge in immigration enforcement. The suit challenges the legality of federal arrests without probable cause and demands new limits on the use of force.
The State of Minnesota and the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to end the wave of coercive actions taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the death of a Minneapolis woman who was shot dead by an officer.
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