"an unprecedented deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents from numerous agencies of Defendant U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
"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."
"Defendants' actions appear designed to provoke community outrage, sow fear, and inflict emotional distress, and they are interfering with the ability of state and local officials to protect and care for their residents,"
"is driven by nothing more than the Trump Administration's desire to punish political opponents and score partisan points."
Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and its leaders in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. The lawsuit challenges Operation Metro Surge as an unprecedented deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents from multiple DHS agencies. The complaint states that more than 2,000 DHS agents were sent to the Twin Cities, a number exceeding local police forces, and that agents conducted militarized raids, stops, and arrests in sensitive public places, including schools and hospitals. The lawsuit alleges the surge instilled fear, interfered with local officials' duties, and was politically motivated, citing a recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer.
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