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Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison

Minnesota Attorney General

Appears in 5 stories

Born: 1963 (age 62 years), Detroit, MI
Party: Democratic Party
Spouse: Kim Ellison (m. 1987–2012)
Education: University of Minnesota Law School (1987–1990), Wayne State University (1986), University of Minnesota, and more
Previous offices: Representative, MN 5th District (2007–2019) and Minnesota State Representative (2003–2007)

Notable Quotes

"The unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents has disrupted civic life and violated civil liberties." — January 12, 2026

"The unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents has disrupted civic life and violated civil liberties." — January 12, 2026

"The subpoena is for records and documents, not for me personally. The timing is highly irregular." — January 20, 2026

Stories

Minnesota's open governor race

Rule Changes

Leading legal challenge to Operation Metro Surge

Minnesota hasn't elected a Republican governor since 2006. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to keep it that way.

Updated 6 days ago

Federal immigration showdown in Minnesota

Force in Play

Lead plaintiff in state lawsuit; subject of DOJ grand jury investigation; publicly disputed Homan's jail agreement claims January 30

The Department of Homeland Security deployed 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis in what it calls the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history. Two months in, two U.S. citizens are dead: Renee Good, 37, shot January 7, and Alexander Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse, shot January 24; DHS claims self-defense in both cases, but witness videos contradict that.

Updated 6 days ago

Minnesota's billion-dollar welfare fraud crisis

Force in Play

Invited to testify before House Oversight Committee February 10

On January 5, 2026, Governor Tim Walz announced he would drop his bid for a third term. The reversal came just two days before a contentious January 7 House Oversight Committee hearing where Republican state lawmakers testified that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison ignored widespread fraud and silenced whistleblowers.

Updated May 21

States sue to stop federal immigration surge

Force in Play

Leading state lawsuit post-TRO denial; vowed to continue legal fight; school districts lawsuit filed by coalition

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order against Operation Metro Surge on February 2, 2026. She cited insufficient proof of constitutional violations, though she acknowledged evidence of racial profiling and excessive force.

Updated May 20

ICE shoots American mother, ignites mass uprising

Force in Play

Co-leading state investigation

ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots in 700 milliseconds, killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in her car on a Minneapolis street. Good was a U.S. citizen, a mother of three, standing with her wife to support neighbors during Trump's self-proclaimed "largest immigration operation ever"—2,000 federal agents deployed to Minnesota.

Updated May 20