On Monday, January 12, the State of Minnesota and the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) filed a federal complaint against the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of certain federal immigration operations, which they characterize as illegal and unconstitutional, amounting to a "federal invasion," and therefore deemed to violate the First and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The decision follows the implementation of Operation Metro Surge, launched by the federal government in December 2025. Although formally aimed at curbing the illegal immigration of Somali citizens to the Twin Cities, according to state authorities, it resulted in a widespread crackdown, involving the deployment of over 2,000 immigration agents in Minnesota and the execution of approximately 2,000 arrests. Minnesota state authorities have identified the "Metro Surge" as an alleged retaliatory attempt by US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused the state of Minnesota of corruption and mismanagement. According to the complaint, this hostility is attributed to the state's Democratic leadership, as well as the President's own criticisms of the reliability of local electoral processes. Additional reasons cited in the document are related to the Twin Cities' protection policies, which effectively limit cooperation with the federal government during immigration enforcement activities. A key factor in the state of Minnesota's decision to file this complaint was the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old US citizen, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis ICE agent on charges, later denied, of attempting to run him over. The event led to dozens of demonstrations and vigils across the United States in memory of the woman and in protest against the Trump administration. During the demonstrations, security forces deployed force to repress and disperse the crowd, with officers deploying tear gas. A similar lawsuit was filed by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago alleging unlawful actions attributable to the DHS, specifically Operation Midway Blitz, which led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people in Illinois over the course of 2025. Both lawsuits, therefore, allege a violation of the Tenth Amendment, which enshrines the principle of state sovereignty, by the federal government.