Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over Unconstitutional ICE "Invasion" Enforcement

On Jan. 12, 2026, Minnesota AG Keith Ellison—joined by Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Illinois AG Kwame Raoul with Chicago—filed federal lawsuits seeking to end Operation Metro Surge, the unprecedented deployment of ~3,000 ICE and Border Patrol agents to Minnesota. Suits alleged racial profiling of Somali and Hispanic communities, warrantless arrests, unlawful tear gas use against protesters, and that the operation was politically motivated retaliation against Democratic-led states.