"The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul sued the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month, five days after Renee Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs (Ice) officer. The shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday by a Border Patrol officer has only added urgency to the case. Since the original filing, the state and cities have substantially added to their original request."
"The state and cities are asking US district judge Kathleen Menendez to order federal law enforcement agencies to reduce the numbers of officers and agents in Minnesota to levels before the surge, while allowing them to continue to enforce immigration laws within a long list of proposed limits. US justice department attorneys have called the lawsuit "legally frivolous" and said "Minnesota wants a veto over federal law enforcement". They have asked the judge to reject the request or or at least stay her order pending an anticipated appeal."
Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security days after Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer and following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer. The plaintiffs seek to restore pre-surge conditions that existed before the Trump administration launched Operation Metro Surge on December 1 and ask a federal judge to reduce federal officer and agent numbers in Minnesota while permitting immigration enforcement under many proposed limits. US Justice Department attorneys called the lawsuit legally frivolous and asked the court to reject or stay the order pending appeal. Attorney General Keith Ellison said the surge is unprecedented and described it as a novel abuse of the Constitution.
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