MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge gave the Trump administration five days to explain why she shouldn’t shut down the President’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez who sits in Minneapolis, said “grave and important matters” have been raised by Minnesota authorities about the crackdown. The state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul claim that Trump has over-reached his authority. He disrupted local governance policing and created chaos, they say. The “surge,” as Trump calls his Minnesota incursion, violates free speech and other citizen rights, say Ellison and mayors. In choosing delay a decision a few days, Judge Menendez said there are few legal precedents to apply to key points in the case.
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Menendez. Appointed to he federal bench by President Biden in 2021. Earlier a public defender. Holds 1993 law degree from New York University.