A federal judge on July 20 threw out the Trump administration’s challenge to a series of so-called sanctuary laws and policies in Minnesota that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The decision leaves in place sanctuary-style laws and policies in Minnesota.
The lawsuit is one of dozens the federal government has brought all over the country during the second Trump administration against sanctuary jurisdictions in hopes of bolstering enforcement of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Sanctuary jurisdictions have been largely successful in fending off such lawsuits, but the Trump administration has won some rulings in limited contexts, including those in which courts have allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations to continue….