Minnesota officials subpoenaed in federal probe of state's response to ICE surge

Star Tribune on Jan 20, 2026

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Justice has subpoenaed several Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, as part of the federal government’s investigation into whether local leaders impeded immigration operations with their public statements.

The DOJ subpoenaed the offices of Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, according to spokespeople for the leaders.

The DOJ investigation marks a dramatic escalation in the standoff between federal and local officials after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good by an ICE agent earlier this month.

The DOJ also said in a new court filing that Minnesota officials have no “shred of legal support” in their lawsuit against the ICE surge in the state.

Ellison, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, sued the federal government in an attempt to end Operation Metro Surge, the massive immigration operation in Minnesota.

The DOJ called the lawsuit’s claims “legally frivolous.”

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