Minnesota Sues DHS Over “Federal Invasion”: AG, Mayors Challenge ICE Actions
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with Minneapolis and St. Paul, is suing the Trump administration over the deployment of over 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities. The lawsuit alleges the federal government is violating the 10th Amendment by infringing on Minnesota’s right to police itself, citing civil rights abuses and the death of a 37-year-old mother since the deployment began late last year. Initially focused on addressing fraud within the Somali community, the operation has expanded, and state and city officials claim the federal agents now outnumber local police. The lawsuit argues that the federal presence is undermining the state’s ability to perform its core functions and that the “federal invasion of the Twin Cities has to stop”.
John Q. Hosedrinker