ST PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s ‘obviously disappointed’ in the ruling Saturday after a federal court denied a preliminary injunction against the illegal and unconstitutional ICE surge in Minnesota that Attorney General Ellison and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul had requested. The lawsuit is ongoing despite the court’s ruling today.
“We’re obviously disappointed in the court’s ruling today, but this case is in its infancy and there is much legal road in front of us, so we’re fighting on. We will continue to protect Minnesotans and raise the critical legal and constitutional issues at stake, and we will continue to be unrelenting in doing so,” he said. “We know that these 3,000 immigration agents are here to intimidate Minnesota and bend the state to the federal government’s will. That is unconstitutional under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of equal sovereignty. We’re not letting up in defending our state’s constitutional powers.”
The court, in its ruling, acknowledged that the State and cities had made a “strong showing” about the harmful impacts of the surge on Minnesota and its people.
