Minnesota and Illinois sue over federal immigration enforcement surge and Minneapolis shooting

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Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits against the Trump administration after a federal immigration officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis and federal authorities surged ICE and DHS agents into Minnesota.
Minnesota and Illinois sue over federal immigration enforcement surge and Minneapolis shooting
A What happened
Minnesota and Illinois pressed lawsuits against the Trump administration after a federal agent fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said a recent surge of ICE officers and the deployment of thousands of armed, masked DHS agents into Minnesota made the state less safe and caused serious harm. US authorities accused Good of driving her car toward the officer, and local officials disputed that account, citing video footage showing her vehicle turning away. The lawsuits seek a court declaration that the surge of immigration-enforcement officers into Minnesota is unconstitutional, and Minnesota’s suit names Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other officials.

Key insights

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    Minnesota attorney general says federal deployment reduced safety: Keith Ellison said the surge of ICE officers and the deployment of thousands of armed, masked DHS agents into Minnesota made the state less safe and caused serious harm.

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    Local officials dispute federal account of the Minneapolis shooting: US authorities accused Renee Good of driving her car toward the officer, and local officials cited video footage showing her vehicle turning away from the agent.

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    Homeland Security secretary frames deployments as anti-fraud and anti-crime action: Kristi Noem wrote that the administration would root out fraud, arrest criminal illegal aliens, and hold accountable those who aid and abet criminality.

Takeaways

Minnesota and Illinois are asking courts to declare the federal immigration-enforcement surge into Minnesota unconstitutional while disputes continue over the circumstances of Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis.

Topics

World & Politics Migration Law & Public Safety Courts Law Enforcement

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