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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,040 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:24 PM 6 hrs ago

Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits' key claims

Minnesota and Illinois separately filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration, arguing the president’s immigration crackdown is terrorizing their communities and violating the Constitution.

“We have watched in horror as unchecked federal agents have aggressively assaulted and terrorized our communities and neighborhoods in Illinois, undermining Constitutional rights and threatening public safety,” said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Chicago, as well as Minneapolis and Saint Paul, were also part of the lawsuits against the Trump administration.

The federal government has stepped up operations in Chicago and the Twin Cities, both Democratic strongholds, during the fall and local officials have criticized them for sowing chaos and confusion. An ICE-involved shooting last week in Minneapolis left a mother of three dead and kickstarted a series of nationwide protests.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minnesota-illinois-suing-trump-administration-060058984.html

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Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits' key claims (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago OP
Argh. Long whiny lists of grievances leftstreet 6 hrs ago #1
I'm also spitting mad about what's going on with ICE/CBP, and the milquetoast response by Dems in MANY circumstances AZJonnie 5 hrs ago #3
Cease and desist? leftstreet 5 hrs ago #4
Good.............. Lovie777 5 hrs ago #2

leftstreet

(38,899 posts)
1. Argh. Long whiny lists of grievances
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:32 PM
6 hrs ago

But no ICE OUT teeth in either suit

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said that the state’s lawsuit aimed squarely at what he described as unlawful federal overreach, not at blocking immigration enforcement itself.

“Quite honestly, we need ICE to just do what ICE is supposed to do, which is immigration enforcement,” Ellison told CNN’s Laura Coates Monday night. “They’re doing far more than that … by harassing people, by using excessive force on a routine basis.”


Pweeese make the murderous thugs just be nicer

AZJonnie

(2,855 posts)
3. I'm also spitting mad about what's going on with ICE/CBP, and the milquetoast response by Dems in MANY circumstances
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:54 PM
5 hrs ago

But "ICE OUT" is simply not a practical demand. Focusing on their tactics and disruptions to the lives of citizens is probably the best angle given the law as it stands

leftstreet

(38,899 posts)
4. Cease and desist?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 03:02 PM
5 hrs ago

You're right, it's just such a long winded whine fest and very irritating

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