A US district judge is weighing whether the surge of ICE agents in the state violates the US Constitution or falls within the executive’s power to enforce federal law.
Last Wednesday, the Trump administration “paused” immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries, mostly in the Global South, on the supposed grounds that people from those countries are of “nationalities at high risk of public benefits usage.” Since the 19th century, the United States has used “public charge” rules to restrict entry, alleging that […]
On Saturday, the same day that a federal immigration officer killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a pointed letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stating that if he wanted to “bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” he should comply with some “common sense solutions.” Those “solutions,” according to […]