Immigration Enforcement

Retired federal and state judges are requesting a dismissal of a misconduct complaint against nearly every federal judge in Minnesota by the U.S. Department of Justice.

During the debate, Keith Ellison and Ronald Schutz also answered questions on fraud, the Trump administration, pardons and prediction markets.

Attorneys for Good’s family called the lawsuits “historic” and framed them as an opportunity to hold the Trump administration accountable for Operation Metro Surge.

An estimated 15,000–20,000 seasonal agricultural workers arrive for work in Minnesota during the peak harvesting season, according to the National institutes of Health.

The federal immigration activity on July 16, 2026, appeared to be focused in Bemidji's South Shore area.

The evidence includes body camera footage, officer statements and the Honda Pilot in which Good was killed, all of which the federal government had previously refused to turn over.

Prosecutors say the 20 TB of data in their possession includes surveillance footage from drones, body-worn cameras and cameras on federal property.

Many were answering the call June 23, 2026, of the MN branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to pack the room in light of recent enforcement activity in the region.

Schiltz said the incursion of 3,000 federal agents and the Trump administration’s statements show the subpoenas were issued for harassing political opponents and coercing them into action.

The charges come months after Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Operation Metro Surge," when thousands of federal agents were stationed in the Twin Cities.