MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minnesota is considering whether it is time to take a “high-level step” of “ending the surge” of federal agents in the state, she said during a court hearing Monday, calling the circumstances of the Trump administration’s immigration operation “shocking, unusual times.”
U.S. District Judge Katherine M. Menendez wasn’t ready to rule from the bench Monday, and indicated her decision could take time as she weighs whether the Trump administration’s actions violate the Tenth Amendment and the state rights it affords.
Still, Menendez signaled an openness to the state’s pleas to push out the administration’s influx of federal agents. Menendez described the federal operations as roving patrols of masked men who are “engaged in retaliation” against locals trying to record their actions.