A federal judge has denied an injunction brought by the state of Minnesota to stop US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting search and arrest activities in Minneapolis.
The state, along with the two Minnesota "Twin Cities" Minneapolis and St.Paul, brought the lawsuit before the judge in Washington DC, which she ruled on Saturday.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez said the state and the two cities failed to prove there was sufficient cause for the judge to take "extraordinary" measures to stop the federal law enforcement actions that have become routine in the state by now.
The court action by Minnesota had claimed that ICE operations were not helping the state, but federal officials say the illegal alien roundup, called Operation Metro Surge, has resulted in about 3,000 arrests in the state.
The US Department of Homeland Security has stated that the Minnesota operation squarely targets criminal illegal immigrants, including convicted murderers, sex offenders, violent assailants and drug traffickers.
White House border czar Tom Homan met with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey in the past several days, denying rumors that President Donald Trump was considering pulling some ICE agents out of the city.