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Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Is Being Illegally Punished

Dell Cameron

created: Jan. 26, 2026, 10:39 p.m. | updated: Jan. 29, 2026, 12:19 p.m.

The order leaves the operation’s scope and tactics in place for now, but requires the federal government to explain whether it is using armed raids and street arrests to pressure Minnesota into detaining immigrants and handing over sensitive state data. She warned that the federal operations would continue if the state did not comply. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The case—State of Minnesota v. Noem—was brought by Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, Minneapolis, and St. Paul against Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem and senior DHS, ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol officials. They pointed to fatal shootings by federal agents, the use of chemical agents in crowded areas, schools canceling classes or shifting online, parents keeping children home, and residents avoiding streets, stores and public buildings out of fear.

1 week ago: WIRED