MINNEAPOLIS (AURN News) — According to The New York Times, Minnesota and Illinois have filed separate federal lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing that recent mass deployments of immigration agents in Minneapolis and Chicago violate the U.S. Constitution and states’ rights.
The Democratic-led states claim the enforcement campaigns infringe on state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and lack proper congressional authorization.
Illinois is seeking to block Customs and Border Protection from conducting civil immigration enforcement without explicit approval from Congress, while Minnesota is asking a judge to halt what it calls an “unprecedented surge” of federal agents.
Federal officials have defended the actions as necessary to enforce immigration law, dismissing the lawsuits as baseless.
The cases come amid heightened tensions, protests and allegations of racial profiling, including the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
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