Minnesota Officials Sue DHS to End ICE Surge

MARY CHASTAIN JAN 13, 2026 7:00 AM

Yeah, um, you don’t get to enforcement of federal law.

On behalf of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to end the surge of ICE agents.

“This operation is driven by nothing more than the Trump Administration’s desire to punish political opponents and score partisan points—at the direct expense of Plaintiffs’ residents,” Ellison wrote in the lawsuit. “Defendants’ actions appear designed to provoke community outrage, sow fear, and inflict emotional distress, and they are interfering with the ability of state and local officials to protect and care for their residents.”

In other words, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

The lawsuit comes after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good after she tried to run him over.

Here are the allegations:

• Violates the Tenth Amendment
• Violation of Equal Sovereignty Under the U.S. Constitution
• Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C) – Contrary to Law: Violation of State Law and City Ordinances
• Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C) – Contrary to Law: Excessive Force
• Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C) – Contrary to Law: Warrantless Arrests Without Individualized Assessment of Immigration Status
• Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C) – Contrary to Law: Defendants’ Decision to Conduct Border Patrol Enforcement Action as if the Agents Are Near the Border
• Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A) – Arbitrary and Capricious: Revocation of 2021 Sensitive Locations Policy
• Unconstitutional Retaliation in Violation of the First Amendment
• Violation of the First Amendment – Viewpoint Discrimination
• Ultra Vires Executive Action in Excess of Constitutional and Statutory Authority Conferred on the Executive

Ellison claimed that the surge of ICE agents “has resulted in tangible harm to the state of Minnesota and its people, as well as the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.”

Do I need to do a deep dive into this lawsuit? Ellison spits out the usual leftist talking points: racism, mean tweets, excessive force, etc.

The lawsuit does not mention the amount of fraud people have discovered in the Somali population and the illegal aliens involved in the schemes.

Ellison also did not mention the numerous dangerous illegal aliens caught by DHS.

Fox News’s Bill Melugin described it as “the most disturbing list” he’s ever seen.

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