Minnesota Sues Trump Admin to Halt Immigration Operation After Shooting

Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration, seeking to halt an ongoing immigration enforcement operation in the state following the fatal shooting of a local woman by a federal agent last week.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, targets Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino and other officials. It alleges that the federal deployment violates the Constitution, including the 10th Amendment's protections for state sovereignty, as well as civil rights laws through warrantless arrests, excessive force and racial profiling. The plaintiffs request a temporary restraining order to immediately stop the operation, known as Operation Metro Surge, and to bar agents from detaining U.S. citizens or visa holders without probable cause of a crime. They also seek prohibitions on agents using or threatening physical force against individuals not subject to immigration arrests.

The lawsuit stems from a surge of federal agents that began in early December, aimed at enforcing immigration laws and investigating...