See You in Court, Fascists! Minnesota Sues DHS, ICE and Border Patrol

State officials are suing the Trump administration over the widespread immigration operation taking place across the Minneapolis region.

Today, Attorney General Ellison announced a lawsuit to end ICE’s aggressive and unconstitutional surge into Minnesota.This operation was never about safety, it’s a targeted political operation and Minnesota won’t stand for it.

— Governor Tim Walz (@governorwalz.mn.gov) 2026-01-12T22:21:53.610Z

The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, comes days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good in her car as she blocked the road.

BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T21:55:58.939Z

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a press conference that federal agents during the surge have arrested peaceful bystanders, detained U.S. citizens and fired chemical irritants at demonstrators and others exercising their First Amendment rights, including outside a local high school. The lawsuit calls on the Trump administration to end its immigration crackdown in the state.

“Thousands of armed and masked DHS agents have stormed the Twin Cities to conduct militarized raids and carry out dangerous, illegal, and unconstitutional stops and arrests in sensitive public places, including schools and hospitals—all under the guise of lawful immigration enforcement,” the lawsuit says. The complaint also alleges that immigration agents have engaged in racial profiling.

Minnesota #ICE

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— Tim Edwards (@timzero4.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM