US judge denies Minnesota bid to suspend immigration sweepsListen to this articleThe killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by masked, heavily armed agents caused a nationwide outcryMINNEAPOLIS (UNITED STATES) - A US judge delivered a blow Saturday to Minnesota's bid to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to suspend its sweeping detention and deportation operation in the state. Ruling on Minnesota's bid to obtain a temporary restraining order, federal judge Katherine Menendez wrote in a ruling "ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction." Minnesota argues that the month-long federal operation violated its sovereignty as a state. - 'Disappointed' -The mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota's largest city and the leading target of federal sweeps, said "of course, we're disappointed." "Neither sanctuary policies nor meritless litigation will stop the Trump Administration from enforcing federal law in Minnesota," she wrote in a post on X.
