Minnesota Lawmakers say they plan to propose new civil rights protections against federal activity during the upcoming legislative session.
A group of DFL legislators are preparing to introduce a series of bills, aimed at shielding residents from federal enforcement by designating schools and hospitals as sensitive spaces and allowing individuals to sue federal agents for civil rights violations.
DFL State Senator Scott Dibble says they are also considering a move to ban what he calls "deceptive tactics" and hold federal agents accountable to state law.
"We are going to ban ICE from wearing masks and otherwise the deceptive guises and using bogus license plates, things like that," says Dibble.
Another of the proposed measures would restrict the Department of Justice from accessing private voter data and prevent federal interference at local polling stations during the 2026 election cycle.
"They have been demanding sensitive private data on registered voters all over the country, including millions of Minnesotans," DFL State Representative Emma Greenman said. "They are suing Minnesota and other states to get this data that they have not been able to get. The courts have blocked it because they do not have a legitimate reason to have the Social Security number and private data of Minnesota voters."
Greenman says lawmakers are preparing to debate this new proposal and many others when the legislature returns to session next week, where these proposals will face their first round of formal debate.