Minnesota ICE surge upheld as judge finds 'balance of harms' lacking

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez declined to issue an injunction against Operation Metro Surge, handing a win to the Trump administration just days after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti. While noting plaintiffs made a strong showing that the crackdown may bring profound and heartbreaking consequences and citing evidence of racial profiling and excessive force by ICE and CBP, the judge said the balance of harms did not decisively favor an injunction. Minnesota and the cities allege the surge violates the Tenth Amendment; the federal government calls their claims legally frivolous.