Federal judge rejects Minnesota request to block ICE-led Operation Metro Surge

Federal judge rejects Minnesota request to block ICE-led Operation Metro Surge

Federal judge says state and two cities didn't meet high legal bar required to halt federal law enforcement operation

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A federal judge has denied Minnesota’s request to immediately halt the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement–led Operation Metro Surge.

Saturday's ruling said the state and two cities failed to meet the high legal bar required to block a federal law enforcement operation at this stage of the case.

Left: Protesters gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Right: An ICE agent outside a residential house. A local California Republican Party office received a long letter calling for violence against ICE agents.  (Abbie Parr/AP Photo; Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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