The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to end the "unlawful, unprecedented surge of the federal law enforcement agents into Minnesota," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at a news conference on Monday.

Minneapolis residents say the killing of Renee Nicole Good triggered memories of 2020 in a city long conditioned to organize after violence by authorities.

Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent sparks political firestorm as Republicans defend federal law enforcement while Democrats demand operations cease.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who represents Minneapolis where Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent, talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about the state’s lawsuit against the Trump administration.

Two days after an ICE agent killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis, about a thousand people converged outside the Canopy by Hilton and Depot Renaissance hotels, working on the belief that ICE agents were being housed there.

Minnesota charges against an ICE agent who shot and killed an SUV driver are possible, but securing a trial and conviction would be more challenging.

"If you can't properly differentiate between a U.S. citizen and a foreign national, you need to be in a different position," Eric O'Denius said.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faced tough questions about massive fraud in Minnesota programs but avoided directly criticizing Gov. Tim Walz's response.

Democratic state officials in Minnesota said they will sue over the surge in federal immigration enforcement officers. All as there were intensifying clashes between protestors and officers. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.