Office of Governor Tony Evers *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:* January 26, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  * * *Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding New Lawsuit Filing in Support of Minnesota Against Trump Administration*   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding a new lawsuit filing in support of the state of Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration’s deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol in Minnesota and petitioning for a temporary restraining order against the federal government’s actions.  

Wisconsin is among a coalition of states that “have a strong interest in ensuring that federal immigration enforcement is not used as an excuse to infringe the sovereignty of the States,” the  [ [link removed] ]filing states [ [link removed] ]. “Under the claimed auspices of carrying out immigration enforcement, the federal government has seriously undermined state and local authorities and made it impossible for the public to go about their day-to-day activities because they fear being stopped, tear gassed, or worse. If left unchecked, the federal government will no doubt be emboldened to continue its unlawful conduct in Minnesota and to repeat it elsewhere.” 

Gov. Tony Evers released the following statement: 

“Wisconsin stands with our neighbors across the river in Minnesota. American citizens are having their rights and freedoms violated and are being put in unsafe and life-threatening situations in their own communities. Two have already lost their lives. It has to stop,” said Gov. Evers. “In Minnesota and across our country, dangerous and unlawful actions at the hands of untrained individuals are sowing fear, division, and distrust. This isn’t helping make our kids, families, and communities safer—in fact, it’s doing the opposite. It’s clearer than ever that this has nothing to do with public safety. And, as states, we have a responsibility to stand up and say no more.” 

Minnesota recently challenged the Trump Administration’s increasing presence of federal agents and unlawful enforcement in Minnesota communities. Gov. Evers today announced Wisconsin is joining in support of Minnesota, arguing that granting an injunction is necessary to protect Minnesota’s communities against unlawful immigration enforcement actions. 

Over the last year, President Trump and the Trump Administration have deployed ICE across several states, including, most recently in the last few weeks, having sent more than 3,000 federal agents, 2,000 of which are ICE personnel, hundreds of Border Patrol agents, and others from U.S. Department of Justice agencies, to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. Due to their deployment, a Minnesota resident, Renee Good was killed by agents, and in the weeks since, federal agents have increased their presence, resulting in another man shot in the leg, a family was tear gassed while in their car, a member of the Hmong community was taken out of his home and arrested by agents despite being a citizen, and child was used to lure out family members, who were in the process of seeking asylum. Over the weekend, Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and an ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents. 

Wisconsin joins Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington in filing the amicus brief. 

A copy of the filing is available here [ [link removed] ]. 
  An online version of this release is available here [ [link removed] ]. ###

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