Minnesota Law and Courts

Minnesota state and county officials have sued the Justice Department and Homeland Security seeking access to evidence in three shootings by federal immigration agents — the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the January nonfatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa‑Celis — after federal authorities took exclusive possession of investigative materials and denied state requests even where the BCA had begun joint probes or obtained a warrant. The complaint says DOJ and DHS are withholding evidence by asserting procedural and secrecy protections, while Minnesota officials, including AG Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, argue that withholding improperly shields officers from state criminal scrutiny; the dispute, tied to the Trump‑era Operation Metro Surge, is being watched nationally for the precedent it may set.