US EditionFederal Judge Declines to Halt Trump’s Immigration Surge in Minnesota
Judge Menendez ruled Minnesota failed to show federal immigration surge violates law, allowing 3,000 agents to continue enforcement amid allegations of civil rights abuses.
- U.S. District Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied a preliminary injunction sought by Minnesota officials, allowing Operation Metro Surge to continue. The request was filed this month by Minnesota officials and the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
- Seeking to block the operation, Minnesota officials said the Department of Homeland Security violates the Tenth Amendment and uses retaliation after federal funding pressure.
- Federal filings show the operation deployed roughly 3,000 federal officers, with fatal shootings of Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 sparking protests and student walk-outs on Jan. 30.
- The judge limited her ruling to procedural standards by saying the order did not resolve Operation Metro Surge's legality and plaintiffs failed to show entitlement to preliminary injunction.
- The surge mirrors moves the administration has made in other cities, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said `This is what I would describe as a standard investigation by the FBI when there's circumstances like what we saw last Saturday`.
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Federal judge denies request to block ICE surge in Minnesota
A federal judge in Minnesota denied a request by the state government and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Saturday to temporarily block a surge of federal immigration agents that has led to three shootings, thousands of arrests and weeks of protests.
Operation Metro Surge: Protests Spread Across US as Judge Refuses to Halt Trump Administration’s Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota
Protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown spread across the United States on Saturday, as a federal judge declined to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, according to CNN. Operation Metro Surge: Protests Spread Across US as Judge Refuses to Halt Trump Administration’s Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota.
The ruling rejects an immediate halt to the operation, while protests against the action continue in the streets.
Federal Judge Refuses to Block Minnesota DHS Operation 'Metro Surge'
State and local officials within Minnesota had asked the federal court for an injunction halting Dept of Homeland Security ICE/CBP operations in/around the Minneapolis metro area on the grounds the tenth amendment. A federal judge rejected the request and refused to stop ongoing ICE operations. In the ruling today [FULL RULING HERE], U.S. District Court […]
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