MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday, Jan. 26 that Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states supporting Minnesota's lawsuit challenging federal immigration enforcement actions.

The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol in Minnesota and seeks a temporary restraining order.

Evers said American citizens are having their rights violated and are being put in unsafe situations, noting two people have died in Minnesota. Renee Good was killed by agents on Jan. 7. U.S. citizen Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents over the weekend.

"In Minnesota and across our country, dangerous and unlawful actions at the hands of untrained individuals are sowing fear, division, and distrust. This isn’t helping make our kids, families, and communities safer - in fact, it’s doing the opposite. It’s clearer than ever that this has nothing to do with public safety. And, as states, we have a responsibility to stand up and say no more," Evers said in the Monday statement.

He added, 'Wisconsin stands with our neighbors across the river in Minnesota."

The Trump administration sent more than 3,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities area in recent weeks, including 2,000 ICE personnel and hundreds of Border Patrol agents, according to the statement.

Wisconsin joins 19 other states and the District of Columbia in filing the brief.