Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition
The Verge • • nation
Key Points:
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz urged residents to film ICE agents during "Operation Metro Surge" to document potential abuses and build evidence for future prosecution, emphasizing peaceful legal and electoral accountability.
- Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the federal ICE operation, arguing it violates states' rights and disrupts local governance by instilling fear and dysfunction in communities.
- The conflict highlights the tension between federal immigration enforcement and sanctuary city policies, with Minnesota invoking the Tenth Amendment to assert local sovereignty against federal overreach.
- The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent has intensified scrutiny, with calls for state prosecution and comparisons drawn to past federal standoffs, though militia groups have not mobilized in her name
