Overview
- Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Operation Metro Surge, calling the federal deployment unlawful and requesting a temporary restraining order.
- The lawsuit follows the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, a case the Justice Department and FBI have taken over as local officials dispute the federal self-defense account.
- Homeland Security defends the operation and the shooting, reports more than 2,000 arrests since December, and says hundreds more agents are deploying to the Twin Cities.
- Protests and confrontations have intensified across Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud, with federal officers using tear gas and pepper spray as crowds challenge immigration stops.
- Plaintiffs seek court-ordered limits on federal conduct, including bans on threatening unarrested people, requirements for visible identification and body cameras, and removal of face coverings; Illinois and Chicago filed a parallel suit.