"They're asking that U.S. District Judge Kathleen Menendez order federal law enforcement agencies to reduce the numbers of officers and agents in Minnesota to levels before the surge, while allowing them to continue to enforce immigration laws within a long list of proposed limits."
"Justice Department attorneys have called the lawsuit "legally frivolous" and said "Minnesota wants a veto over federal law enforcement." They asked the judge to reject the request or or at least stay her order pending an anticipated appeal."
"Ellison said at a news conference Sunday that he and the cities filed their lawsuit because of "the unprecedented nature of this of this surge. It is a novel abuse of the Constitution that we're looking at right now. No one can remember a time when we've seen something like this.""
The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Department of Homeland Security after two people were fatally shot by federal immigration officers. The plaintiffs seek an order directing U.S. District Judge Kathleen Menendez to reduce federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota to pre-December 1 levels while permitting immigration enforcement under specified limits. The surge, known as Operation Metro Surge, began Dec. 1. Justice Department attorneys called the lawsuit "legally frivolous" and asked the court to deny or stay relief pending appeal. A federal hearing is scheduled, and Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to attend.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]