Attorney General Ellison launches reporting form on website asking Minnesotans to share impacts of federal actions

Office asks for specific, detailed and direct impacts of federal actions, including those of DHS

January 15, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Today, Attorney General Keith Ellison is launching a form on his website that Minnesotans can use to share information about the impacts that federal actions in Minnesota, including those of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have had on them personally or someone close to them, or that they have personally witnessed. These incident reports may be critical in supporting Attorney General’s Office actions defending and enforcing Minnesota’s laws and defending the State of Minnesota against actions that violate the State’s rights under the Constitution and applicable federal law.

Minnesotans can access the form using this link:
www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action

This form is for reporting incidents or effects related to or caused by federal actions in Minnesota, including but not limited to:  violations of constitutional rights (racial profiling, excessive force, retaliation against protestors, observers, and media), business closures, reduced healthcare access, reduced education access, other issues impacting public safety and civil liberties, federal funding cuts, federal grant terminations, terms and conditions tied to federal program participation, other administrative actions by federal agencies.  

The Attorney General’s Office encourages Minnesotans to share stories of what they themselves have personally experienced or witnessed due to the presence of DHS — including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — or stories of what people they are close to and in direct contact with have experienced. 

“The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office,” said Attorney General Ellison. “What’s most useful to my office right now are experiences that are specific and as detailed and direct as possible. In order to highlight certain impacts in Court, we may need to speak with eyewitnesses or those directly involved, rather than just collecting stories you have heard secondhand. My team and I will use these stories and experiences to assist in our ongoing fight to end the federal surge in Minnesota and the chaos, pain, and violence it has caused.”

The Attorney General’s Office may use submissions to the form in a variety of ways by the Attorney General’s Office, including in the office’s ongoing lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security seeking to end Operation Metro Surge. Additional language options for this form will be added in the coming days.

The office asks that Minnesotans not share rumors, media reports, secondhand information they cannot verify, or social media posts documenting experiences they did not witness or personally experience.

The Attorney General’s Office cannot provide legal representation for individuals in immigration-related matters or provide references for private attorneys who do so, so the office also asks Minnesotans not submit requests of that nature through the form.

The form announced today is separate from the portal hosted by Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for the purpose of collecting evidence regarding the killing of Renee Good. That portal is available here: https://hennepinprosecutor.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/communityevidencerequest1-7-26