"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"."
Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul sued DHS days after Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer and after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer heightened urgency. Plaintiffs seek restoration of federal law enforcement presence and agent numbers to pre-Operation Metro Surge levels while allowing immigration enforcement under specified limits. They ask US District Judge Kathleen Menendez to reduce federal agents in the state. The Justice Department called the suit legally frivolous and sought rejection or a stay. Attorney General Keith Ellison called the surge unprecedented and a novel constitutional abuse. A hearing is set for Monday; senior administration officials defended the Minneapolis shooting despite video that appears to contradict their account.
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