"The 80-page complaint, filed in US district court in Minnesota, targets the US Department of Homeland Security and senior federal officials, including DHS secretary Kristi Noem. It asks a judge to immediately block what the federal government calls "Operation Metro Surge," a large-scale immigration operation that plaintiffs say has sent thousands of armed, masked federal agents into Minnesota communities far from the border, overwhelming local infrastructure and law enforcement."
"At a press conference Monday afternoon, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison said the lawsuit is intended to stop what he described as an unlawful federal escalation. "This is, in essence, a federal invasion of the Twin Cities and Minnesota, and it must stop." He accused DHS agents of sowing "chaos and terror" across the metro area through warrantless arrests, excessive force, and enforcement actions at schools, churches, hospitals, and other sensitive locations."
"Ellison said the surge has forced school closures and lockdowns, hurt local businesses, and diverted police resources away from routine public safety work. He cited more than 20 ICE-related incidents, including reports of people being pulled into unmarked vehicles by masked agents and vehicles left abandoned in the streets, calling it an "unlawful commandeering of police resources." The lawsuit also points to the recent fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent as a turning point that intensified fear and unrest."
State of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul filed an 80‑page federal lawsuit seeking to block Operation Metro Surge. The complaint targets the Department of Homeland Security and senior federal officials, alleging an unprecedented, unlawful surge of armed, masked federal agents deployed far from the border. Plaintiffs say the operation amounts to constitutional violations and a direct threat to public safety, overwhelming local infrastructure and law enforcement. The complaint cites forced school closures, business damage, diverted police resources, more than 20 ICE-related incidents, and a fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good.
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