USA Minneapolis fails in court with motion against raids
The US city of Minneapolis has failed in court for the time being in its bid to stop deportation raids. A judge at a federal court in the US state of Minnesota rejected a request for a temporary injunction. The reason given was that the plaintiffs had not sufficiently presented their arguments. The case itself continues in court, but the judge only ruled on the preliminary injunction.
31.01.2026, 20:21
SDA
The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul had filed a joint lawsuit against the US government. They see the massively increased raids against migrants in the state in the north of the USA, which have been ordered by Washington since December, as a violation of their own sovereignty. The US Constitution protects the sovereignty of federal states. The plaintiffs invoke this. In addition, the state of Minnesota complains that it is particularly affected by the raids compared to other states and is therefore discriminated against by the federal government.
The court emphasized that its decision at this stage is not a final decision on whether the plaintiffs' claims are justified or not. The court also emphasized that the legality of many specific measures taken by federal officials during the deportation raids was not the subject of the decision.
The lawsuit was filed shortly after the fatal shooting of US citizen Renée Good in Minneapolis by an ICE immigration officer. Later, US citizen Alex Pretti was also killed in the city during an operation by federal agents.
