Federal Judge Lets ICE Continue Marching Through Minnesota’s Heart Like Bull in China Shop
KEY POINTS
- •On January 25, 2026, Judge Katherine Menendez allowed the Trump administration's 'Operation Metro Surge' to continue in Minnesota.
- •The ruling came shortly after federal agents fatally shot 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, during the heightened immigration crackdown.
- •Minnesota and local officials sued claiming the surge violated state authority and frightened residents, but the government called these arguments legally frivolous.
In a plot twist that sounds like a law professor’s nightmare episode, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled on January 25, 2026, to let 'Operation Metro Surge' storm through Minnesota unchecked, despite the tragic shooting death of 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.– reportedly also the highlight of this kindly 'balanced' crackdown touted by the Trump administration as a big win with thousands arrested. Plaintiffs argued ICE’s racial profiling and heavy-handed tactics turned parts of St. Paul and Minneapolis into a 'terrorized zone,' alleged to be fueled by a political vendetta potentially violating the Tenth Amendment — a dusty legal gem rarely used since high school civics. The federal government dismissed these complaints as 'absurd' and 'legally frivolous,' proving once again that 'Keep Calm and Ignore Constitutional Issues' might be the new federal motto.
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Minnesota wanted a timeout from ICE’s 'Metro Surge' but the judge basically said, 'Nah, keep the chaos coming, it’s just democracy with a sprinkle of politically motivated trauma.'
Nothing says ‘justice’ like a federal judge shrugging at racial profiling and deadly shootings because 'other harms' exist too. Court logic: flat out wild.
Minnesota: 'Please stop ruining our neighborhoods.' Federal government: 'Does not compute. Here's more ICE agents.' The Tenth Amendment crying in the corner.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/31/2026 | Author: Julianna Bragg
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