"A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately curb the federal operation that has put armed agents on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but ordered the government to file a new briefing by Wednesday evening answering a central claim in the case: that the surge is being used to punish Minnesota and force state and local authorities to change their laws and cooperate with the targeting of local immigrants."
"In a written order, Judge Kate Menendez directed the federal government to directly address whether Operation Metro Surge was designed to "punish Plaintiffs for adopting sanctuary laws and policies." The court ordered the Department of Homeland Security to respond to allegations that the surge was a tool to coerce the state to change laws, share public assistance data and other state records, divert local resources to assist immigration arrests, and people in custody "for longer periods of time than otherwise allowed.""
A federal judge declined to immediately halt the federal operation deploying armed agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but required a new government briefing by Wednesday. The court asked whether Operation Metro Surge was designed to punish Minnesota for sanctuary laws and to coerce state and local authorities to change laws, share public assistance and other state records, and divert local resources to assist immigration arrests. The government must explain whether armed raids and street arrests are being used to pressure Minnesota into detaining immigrants or holding people longer than otherwise allowed. A January 24 letter from the U.S. attorney general factored into the court’s analysis.
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