Minnesota Court Examines 10th Amendment Challenge to ICE Metro Surge

A Minneapolis federal court is weighing whether the Trump administration’s deployment of about 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota crosses from enforcement into an unconstitutional occupation under the 10th Amendment. Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul seek an injunction to halt the surge and return to pre-surge staffing, arguing the operation is intrusive and coercive, while authorities defend it as lawful immigration enforcement. The case centers on a Bondi letter linking the surge to demands on voter data and welfare information, and follows multiple fatal incidents involving federal agents that have intensified calls for judicial review.