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ancianita

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:30 AM Thursday

Noem has until Monday to respond to State of MN and Cities of Minneapolis, St Paul v. Noem, DHS, ICE, and CBP [View all]

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez has given Noem, et.al, until this Monday, January 19, to respond to this lawsuit.
The named defendants are below. For the plaintiffs, there are seven lawyers for MN, four for Minneapolis, three for St. Paul
For the defendants, there is the Bondi DOJ? We'll see.


https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/00190_DHS_Complaint.pdf


UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA


STATE OF MINNESOTA, by and
through its Attorney General Keith
Ellison, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, and
CITY OF ST. PAUL,
Plaintiffs,

v.

KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as
Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; JOHN CONDON, in
his official capacity as Acting Executive
Associate Director of Homeland Security
Investigations; U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; TODD LYONS, in
his official capacity as Acting Director of
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement; MARCOS
CHARLES, in his official capacity as
Acting Executive Associate
Director, Enforcement and Removal
Operations; U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; RODNEY
SCOTT, in his official capacity as
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection; U.S. Customs and
Border Protection; GREGORY BOVINO,
in his official capacity as Commander of
the U.S. Border Patrol; U.S. Border
Patrol; DAVID EASTERWOOD, in his
official capacity as Acting Director, Saint
Paul Field Office, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement,
Defendants.



I've been in touch with my grandson, a sophomore at UMN, who tells me that he’s okay but many of his friends are "not just afraid for their status, but their lives." He & roommates live off campus. The feeling of being under occupation weighs heavy on everyone there.

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