States Sue to Force ICE Evidence

Local prosecutors in Minnesota have filed a federal lawsuit forcing the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice to turn over evidence and identify agents after deadly ICE shootings. The case frames a constitutional clash over federal immunity, state investigative authority, and whether states can criminally pursue federal agents when the federal government withholds cooperation. — If upheld or copied, these lawsuits could create a nationwide pathway for states to pierce federal secrecy and hold federal agents criminally accountable, shifting the balance of accountability between states and federal law enforcement.