In the lawsuit, filed on behalf of three community members, all US citizens, the ACLU accused federal immigration agents of violating citizens' constitutional rights, arguing that Somali and Latino communities in the state have been disproportionately targeted.

The lawsuit, which names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Kristi Noem, as defendants, along with several other Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, point to what they describe as an “alarming pattern of abuse spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security… that is fundamentally altering civic life in the Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota.”

If you have been questioned, detained, arrested, or held by ICE without a warrant, or if the encounter appears to be the result of racial discrimination.