Overview
- Education Minnesota, Fridley Public Schools, and Duluth Public Schools filed a federal complaint seeking to bar ICE and CBP operations at or within 1,000 feet of schools and bus stops absent a warrant or exigent circumstances.
- The suit alleges agents have staged operations in parking lots, bus routes, and dismissal areas, citing incidents that include detentions near campuses, staff arrests, and chemical spray used at Minneapolis’s Roosevelt High School.
- Plaintiffs report steep attendance declines and expanded virtual learning, with Fridley’s rate down by nearly one-third and Duluth officials devoting substantial staff time and resources to security planning.
- DHS officials dispute the characterization, saying agents are not targeting children and describing arrests at schools as limited to rare public‑safety scenarios; ICE leadership publicly defended current enforcement authority.
- On the day the case was filed, White House border czar Tom Homan announced DHS would withdraw about 700 agents from Minnesota, while Operation Metro Surge and related legal battles continue.