Federal immigration operation has resulted in government agents killing two people, sparking weeks of protests
A federal judge has denied a request by Minnesota’s state government to end the federal immigration operation in Minneapolis that has resulted in government agents killing two people, sparking weeks of protests.
The state, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, had lodged a lawsuit after the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this month, demanding an end to the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge in the city.
Since that time, a second person protesting ICE’s presence, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed by federal agents. The shootings have provoked a furious wave of condemnation in Minneapolis and beyond.
However, on Saturday, federal judge Kate Menendez denied a request by the state and cities to end the operation and send the 3,000 ICE agents home.
