Several Minnesota residents of Somali and Hispanic descent have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seeking to halt immigration enforcement activities across the state.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Mubashir Khalif Hussen, a Somali immigrant; Mahamed Eydarus, a United States citizen of Somali descent; and Javier Doe, a Hispanic American. The suit names DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE Director Todd Lyons, and other federal officials as defendants.
Plaintiffs are asking a federal court to issue a statewide injunction barring what the lawsuit describes as “unlawful policies and practices” by ICE agents, including alleged “racial profiling” and “unconstitutional arrests.”
According to the complaint, federal agents have stopped individuals to question them about their immigration status without reasonable suspicion that they are removable, allegedly targeting people perceived to be Somali or Latino. The lawsuit further claims that ICE agents have made arrests without warrants and without probable cause, including arrests of American citizens and lawful immigrants.
It argues that such actions violate the Fourth Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause, and federal statutory law, asserting that law enforcement officers may not stop or detain individuals solely based on appearance or perceived race or ethnicity.
The plaintiffs accuse DHS and ICE leadership of conducting what they describe as “a racial profiling campaign of massive scale and with devastating consequences,” and that such practices are prohibited under the U.S. Constitution.
The filing comes amid ongoing unrest in Minneapolis, where anti-ICE rioters have reportedly clashed with federal agents and vandalized federal property. Reports have suggested that Minnesota law enforcement officers have been instructed to limit their involvement, though state officials have not publicly confirmed those claims.
The case is titled Hussen v. Noem, No. 0:26-cv-00324, and is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
READ NEXT: Tim Walz Deflects Question On Somali Fraud Scandal By Citing Crimes By White Men
Seijah Drake was born in Boston, MA, where she developed a penchant for writing early on and a passion for politics in college. After college she worked briefly for a conservative media in New York before relocating to the Greater D.C. Area to pursue a career in political marketing. She now resides in the free state of Florida.
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure they get their names and addresses in the complaint so ICE can give them an immediate visit. They can try to sue from their own country.
PS, this 4th amendment complaint was just ruled on as Constitutional last week.