Case: United States v. State of Minnesota

0:25-cv-03798 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2025

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Case Summary

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On September 29, 2025, the U.S. government brought suit against Minnesota and Minnesota state officials to stop them from enforcing state and local laws that impede the Executive from enforcing federal immigration laws, especially as they pertain to Exec. Order 14,287, Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens and Exec. Order 14,159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Claire Pollard (9/30/2025)

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Perez, Elianis N (Minnesota)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Perez, Elianis N (Minnesota)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 0:25-cv-03798	Complaint United States v. State of Minnesota et al.	Sept. 29, 2025	Sept. 29, 2025 Complaint

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
EO 14287 - Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens President Donald Trump	Directing the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of States and local jurisdictions that "obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws" (sanctuary jurisdicti…	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
EO 14159 - Protecting the American People Against Invasion President Donald Trump	Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to execute immigration laws against all inadmissible and removable noncitizens and to achieve the total and efficient enforcement of those laws, i…	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71492219/united-states-v-state-of-minnesota/

Last updated Sept. 30, 2025, 9:09 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, City of St. Paul, Minnesota, Keith Ellison, Hennepin County, Minnesota, State of Minnesota, Dawanna S. Witt filed by United States of America. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Perez, Elianis) (Entered: 09/29/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP	Sept. 29, 2025	Sept. 29, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	TEXT ONLY ENTRY: Request to Clerk's Office to Issue Summons for City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, City of St. Paul, Minnesota, Keith Ellison, Hennepin County, Minnesota, State of Minnesota, Dawanna S. Witt. (Perez, Elianis) (Entered: 09/29/2025)	Sept. 29, 2025	Sept. 29, 2025 PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: Minnesota

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump 1.0 & 2.0 Immigration Enforcement Order Challenges

Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government

State/Local Policing

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

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