Minnesota sues Trump administration over ‘unprecedented’ surge in immigration brokers that has ‘terrorized’ Minneapolis | EUROtoday

Minnesota sued the Trump administration on Monday over its “unprecedented” immigration crackdown within the state, alleging it violates federal legislation and the Constitution.

“The unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents is hurting Minnesota,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wrote in an announcement on Monday. “People are being racially profiled, harassed, terrorized, and assaulted. Schools have gone into lockdown…This federal invasion of the Twin Cities has to stop, so today I am suing DHS to bring it to an end.”

The lawsuit comes because the Twin Cities are reeling from an ICE agent fatally capturing Renee Good final week in Minneapolis, an incident which has prompted widespread protests.

The criticism, introduced on behalf of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, names prime officers on the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and Border Patrol.

It alleges that the continued crackdown in Minnesota, which started in December, is “driven by nothing more than the Trump Administration’s desire to punish political opponents and score partisan points,” and violates First Amendment rights, in addition to the Constitution’s ensures of state sovereignty.

The legal professional common’s lawsuit is asking a Minnesota federal court docket to finish the surge and declare it illegal and unconstitutional.

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