Federal Judge Denies Injunction to Block Immigration Enforcement Near Minnesota Schools
The judge said the old Department of Homeland Security policy would not stop immigration enforcement near schools or bus stops.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino denied a request from Minnesota school districts and Education Minnesota to reinstate federal guidance limiting immigration enforcement near schools, allowing current operations to continue.
- The Department of Homeland Security rescinded previous guidance in January 2025, shifting enforcement near schools to agent discretion; plaintiffs argue this sparked fear and disrupted classrooms during Operation Metro Surge.
- Plaintiffs claimed the guidance led to attendance declines and disruptions, citing cases where ICE agents allegedly used a child as "bait" and Border Patrol deployed chemical irritants near Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis; Fridley Public Schools reported un-enrolling at least 20 students.
- Provinzino ruled that the previous policy did not categorically ban enforcement near schools and determined that decreased attendance cannot be easily traced to the new guidance, stating "such enforcement activity is not inherently unlawful."
- While Duluth Public Schools superintendent John Magas expressed disappointment, the coalition plans to continue the lawsuit, arguing that every student deserves access to education in a safe and stable environment.
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Pine Journal
Judge denies request to halt ICE action at schools
DULUTH — Immigration enforcement action near or on school property was given the green light to continue after a federal judge denied Duluth Public Schools' request for said action to desist as part of a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security. After suing the department and DHS leadership in February, the Duluth school district, alongside Fridley Public Schools and Education Minnesota, the statewide teachers union, requested a preli…
Hanford Sentinel
Judge declines bid by districts to temporarily block immigration agents from Minnesota schools
A judge denied a bid by Minnesota school districts to temporarily block federal agents from carrying out immigration enforcement operations near schools while their lawsuit proceeds. U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino in a May 6 ruling rejected the districts’ request…
Judge rejects Minnesota effort to limit ICE activity near schools
A federal judge Wednesday denied a bid by two Minnesota school districts and the state’s largest educators union to keep immigration enforcement activity away from schools. In her order denying a preliminary injunction, Judge Laura Provinzino said that plaintiffs — Fridley Public Schools, Duluth Public Schools, and Education Minnesota — had failed to prove that any harms to schools during Operation Metro Surge stemmed directly from the 2025 poli…
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