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Minnesota’s chief federal judge has ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, to appear in his courtroom Friday and threatened to hold him in contempt for what he says has been repeated defiance of judges’ orders in the state.
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ICE in Minnesota: Bovino, Border Patrol agents to leave Minnesota 'imminently'
Immigration operations remain underway following a deadly weekend shooting in Minneapolis. Find live updates on ICE operations in Minnesota here.
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and a collection of metro cities urge the judge to place a restraining order on federal agents after a second person died in a shooting.
The hearing over Minnesota's lawsuit against the federal government comes after a weekend of unrest in Minnesota, fueled by a fatal Border Patrol shooting of a 37-year-old nurse on Saturday.
State and local officials say the federal deployment of immigration agents violates the 10th Amendment. The surge, which the Trump administration has defended, has led to three shootings and tense protests.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order that restrained federal agents' use of force against protesters in Minnesota.