The federal pressure on Minnesota through lawsuits, investigations and immigration actions shows no sign of abating. Federal officials say thousands of immigrants have been arrested in Minnesota for possible deportation. Now several Democratic state officials face federal subpoenas.

In court filings and social media posts this week the Trump administration claims at least 3,000 people have been arrested in the ongoing ICE operation in Minnesota since it started December 1. Federal officials point out that some of those people arrested for being unlawfully in the U.S. have criminal records. Critics of the operation note that others with no criminal record and some U.S. citizens have been detained, arrested or otherwise swept up by federal agents.