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The Minnesota Senate passed SF3699 on a 34-33 party-line vote on May 11, 2026, banning federal immigration agents from wearing masks during enforcement operations and creating a state cause of action allowing residents to sue for constitutional violations. The bill, a direct response to Operation Metro Surge — which saw up to 3,000 federal agents deployed to the Twin Cities and resulted in two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens — faces long odds in the evenly divided Minnesota House and likely federal legal challenges, following a Ninth Circuit ruling that blocked a similar California law.