A federal judge has dismissed the Justice Department's challenge to Minnesota's laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Trump administration had argued that these state policies, which prevent local law enforcement from honoring detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without a judicial warrant, were unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim ruled that the state's laws do not violate federal law. The Justice Department had sued Minnesota in 2019, claiming that the state's refusal to honor ICE detainers undermined federal immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit specifically targeted policies enacted by Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis.

Judge Tunheim's decision stated that the state laws do not prohibit state or local officials from communicating information about an individual's release to ICE. However, they do prevent officials from detaining individuals based solely on ICE's administrative warrants. This ruling upholds Minnesota's right to set its own policies regarding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, finding that the state's actions did not interfere with the federal government's immigration enforcement powers.