Restrict ICE in Minnesota

 

The purpose of this bill is to restrict ICE’s power in the state of Minnesota and ensure that no ICE agent violates the

constitution or state law when carrying out their duties.

 

 

ICE has defied the constitution on many occasions and is routinely violating the civil rights of American citizens. ICE

has violated the fourth amendment, which protects Americans from unwarranted search and seizure, when they detained

Gerardo Gonzales without probable cause and flagged him for deportation. Gonzales was an American citizen. Additionally,

ICE agents have refused to identify themselves, wearing masks and driving unmarked trucks. Under the NDAA federal agents

are required to identify themselves. If an ICE agent were to break the law, there would be no way of holding them

accountable. Many times ICE has detained and even attempted to deport US citizens without due process, this violates the

fifth amendment, which ensures nobody shall be deprived of their freedom without due process in a court of law.

 

 

False arrest is the unlawful restraint of detention of a person without legal authority or probable cause.

A gross misdemeanor is any crime not under the definition of a felony or misdemeanor

Improper arrest shall be defined as the arrest of a person while obscuring one's own identity.

 

 

This is not a matter of raising taxes for a new project. It is a matter of upholding the laws that our country was built

upon. Particularly the 4th and 5th amendments of the constitution. We will demand that ICE agents identify themselves,

and will only cooperate with them if they have judicial warrants before entering schools, homes, businesses, or places

of worship. The state has the authority to do this, as under the 10th amendment the state cannot be coerced into federal

immigration law.

 

 

While the state of Minnesota cannot sue ICE directly as they are a federal agency, we can charge ICE agents for breaking

the law. If a person is detained by an ICE agent without a judicial warrant or probable cause, the state can sue that

agent for false arrest. Imprison them for up to three years, and charge them a $5000 fine. If an agent provides false

identification, that is a gross misdemeanor and they shall be fined for $3000. If an ICE agent has no identification

whatsoever, when carrying out an arrest, this shall be considered improper arrest, and they will be imprisoned for no

more than one week and fined for up to $1000.

 

 

This bill should be in effect by April 1st, 2026