Minnesota officials have asked a federal court to end the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Metro Surge” immigration operations immediately, but a federal judge appeared skeptical on Monday that she has the power to grant that sweeping request.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, questioned her ability to end the Trump administration’s federal immigration operations in the Minneapolis area, even as state officials claimed it has led to chaos in the Twin Cities in recent weeks. Menendez seemed concerned that she would be making a policy decision if she granted state officials’ full request for a court to order the end of the operation.
“The state has one set of values around immigration enforcement … the federal government has a
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