US EditionMinnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents
- 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 to stop ICE federal immigration enforcement
Minnesota and the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, have sued the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to The Associated Press. The lawsuits come after federal agents fatally shot Renee Good during an incident on Jan. 7. In addition to the lawsuit, the state and cities requested a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the operation. The Department of…
NEW: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Announce They're Suing Trump Admin. to End Surge of ICE Agents - ICE Director Responds to Lawsuit
Minnesota’s top ‘law enforcement’ official and the two Twin City mayors today took a dramatic and unconstitutional step in their efforts to send ICE agents packing from the state following last week’s deadly ICE self-defense shooting.
Minnesota does not want to receive any more federal immigration agents after one of them shot dead a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis last week. The state, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, has filed a lawsuit this Monday against the Donald Trump Administration to block the sending of hundreds of agents announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the weekend, arguing that the immigration operation launched in bot…
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