Minnesota, Illinois Sue Trump Admin Over ICE Deployments

The Minnesota lawsuit asks for an end to the surge in Minneapolis and St Paul and a block on similar actions in the future.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protestors in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The state of Minnesota on Jan. 12 sued the federal government over its recent surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the Twin Cities, arguing that the surge is “unconstitutional and unlawful.”

Illinois unveiled a lawsuit on similar grounds on Jan. 12.