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Minnesota’s Challenge to ICE Surge Reaches Court as Videos and Detention Reports Mount

The case tests whether Minnesota can curb a federal immigration surge after a deadly ICE shooting.

Overview

  • A state judge holds a hearing Wednesday on Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul’s bid to halt DHS’s Operation Metro Surge.
  • At least six senior federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over pressure on the shooting probe, while the Justice Department says it sees no basis for a criminal civil-rights case and the FBI leads the investigation.
  • DHS is sending additional forces, with officials describing hundreds more on top of roughly 2,000 agents already deployed in the Twin Cities.
  • New footage shows agents smashing a car window and dragging a woman from her vehicle near the shooting site, as two local observers told the Associated Press they were detained, denied calls and pressed to inform on organizers.
  • A New York City Council staffer with legal status was detained at a routine appointment in Nassau County, prompting plans for a habeas petition and protests from city leaders.