Overview
- Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop Operation Metro Surge and said they will seek a temporary restraining order as early as Tuesday.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected the claims and said hundreds more federal officers are being sent to Minnesota on top of a surge of roughly 2,000 agents.
- The complaint asks the court to require visible identification and body cameras, remove face coverings, bar threats or display of weapons toward non-targets, and prevent warrantless arrests of citizens and visa holders.
- The FBI retains exclusive control of the investigation into the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross, as federal officials assert self-defense and state leaders dispute that account.
- Protests and confrontations with federal agents continued in the Twin Cities, and Illinois and Chicago filed a parallel suit seeking to curb immigration enforcement tactics in their state.