The City of Newton signed on to an amicus curiae brief urging that President Donald Trump’s Operation Metro Surge, the initiative aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, violates the Constitution. “Operation Metro Surge is by far the most extensive, aggressive, reckless, and chaotic deployment yet,” the brief reads. Newton, along with 44 other cities, counties, and mayors, signed on to the brief on Jan. 23. While the brief focused on ICE’s actions in Minnesota, it cited multiple other instances of DHS’ problematic enforcement actions. The same day Newton signed on to the brief, Newton Mayor Marc Laredo asserted his and the city’s position on ICE in his weekly newsletter.