(NewsNation) — Nearly four dozen local mayors have filed an amicus brief in a federal district court in Minneapolis, challenging the Trump administration’s surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities.
Led by the city of Boston and the Public Rights Project, 44 mayors joined in on the brief, which is a legal document submitted by individuals or organizations who are not direct parties to a case. It supports an existing lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota, Minneapolis and the city of St. Paul.
The coalition of mayors is seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the more than 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities, part of what Trump dubbed “Operation Metro Surge.”
“ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics have created mass unrest in the community, undermined public safety, injured several Minnesotans, including children, and led to the death of civilian Renee Nicole Good,” a press release from the Boston Mayor’s Office said.
Civilian unrest and nationwide protests erupted following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis mother Renee Good, who was in her car when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot at her.
“The Trump Administration’s ongoing occupations of peaceful American cities are unconstitutional and illegal,” said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “These politically-motivated invasions of cities, whether by ICE agents or the National Guard, endanger our residents and violate federal law. We are urging the courts to curb the dangerous impulses of a reckless federal administration.”
Mayors in the brief come from states including California, Massachusetts, New York, New Mexico, Michigan, Maryland, Oregon, Arizona and more.
