"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. 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."
""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 hospitalsall under the guise of lawful immigration enforcement," the lawsuit says. The complaint also alleges that immigration agents have engaged in racial profiling."
"In a statement, Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin accused Ellison of "prioritizing politics over public safety," and called the allegations of racial profiling false, saying, "Law enforcement uses 'reasonable suspicion' to make arrests, as protected under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution." "President Trump's job is to protect the American people and enforce the law no matter who your mayor, governor, or state attorney general is," McLaughlin said. "That's what the Trump administration is doing; we have the Constitution on our side on this, and we look forward to proving that in court.""
State officials filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt a widespread immigration operation across the Minneapolis region. The legal action follows an ICE agent fatally shooting 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good while she blocked a road. The complaint alleges federal agents arrested peaceful bystanders, detained U.S. citizens, fired chemical irritants at demonstrators, and interfered with individuals exercising First Amendment rights, including outside a high school. The suit describes militarized raids in sensitive public places and alleges racial profiling. Homeland Security denied the claims, defended use of reasonable suspicion, and said it will defend its actions in court.
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