Democrats, who were united in opposition to the bill, called the timing suspicious. Last week the Legislature asked the court to overturn a redistricting ruling that gave Democrats a strong shot at ...

A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.

A federal judge denied Minnesota’s bid to block a surge of immigration agents in the Twin Cities, saying the state failed to prove legal overreach.

Minnesota argues that “Operation Metro Surge” forces it to divert police resources and pressures the state to drop its “sanctuary city” policies.