{"id":2632998,"date":"2026-07-21T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-against-trump-in-minnesota-sanctuary-city-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:39:00","slug":"judge-rules-against-trump-in-minnesota-sanctuary-city-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-against-trump-in-minnesota-sanctuary-city-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules against Trump in Minnesota sanctuary city lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-against-trump-in-minnesota-sanctuary-city-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has limited the Trump administration&#8217;s ability to override state immigration regulations in Minnesota, marking a setback for federal authority. The administration had sued the state and local authorities over policies that restrict cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, Judge Eric C. Tostrud dismissed the case, citing the 10th Amendment, which grants states authority over how local officials perform their duties and prevents federal overreach. The judge clarified that the disputed policies do not command or prohibit federal actions but regulate local officials&#8217; responsibilities. The administration argued that these policies infringe upon the federal government&#8217;s supremacy, especially regarding access to driver\u2019s license data and enforcement of immigration laws. Tostrud&#8217;s ruling emphasizes the constitutional limits of federal power in local matters related to immigration enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge blocked the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\"> Trump administration<\/a> on Monday from overruling state immigration regulations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a>, marking a blow for federal power. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in September against the Twin Cities, Hennepin County, and the state over \u201csanctuary city policies\u201d that limit local law enforcement\u2019s collaboration with \u00a0Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud, who was appointed by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, dismissed the complaint this week, describing the government\u2019s attempt to preempt local regulation as a violation of the 10th Amendment. He said the disputed policies merely \u201cregulate how state and local officials perform their duties.\u201d  <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4656586\/judge-rules-against-trump-minnesota-sanctuary-city-lawsuit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge rules against Trump in Minnesota sanctuary city lawsuit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4655819\/doj-denaturalize-10-criminals-child-molesters-drug-dealers-scammers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ moves to denaturalize 10 criminals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ice-director-sounds-alarm-biden-flooding-america-with-illegal-immigrants-to-expand-democrats-power\/\" title=\"Former ICE Director Sounds Alarm: Biden Flooding America With Illegal Immigrants To Expand Democrats\u2019 Power\">including child molesters<\/a>, drug dealers, and scammers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4653698\/ice-melting-under-trump-expectations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE melting under Trump\u2019s expectations, officers say<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey do not command the federal government or its contractors to act. They do not forbid the federal government or its contractors from acting,\u201d Tostrud wrote in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.228038\/gov.uscourts.mnd.228038.76.0_1.pdf\">court filings<\/a>. They do not control how the federal government or its contractors undertake their work. Rather, they regulate how state and local officials perform their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe challenged provisions do not single the federal government out for less favorable treatment, at least not in any sense that shows an intergovernmental immunity violation,\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has argued that the challenged policies, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >include state statutes limiting access<\/a> to driver\u2019s license and vehicle registration data for immigration enforcement, as well as local ordinances barring state officers from <a 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data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMinnesota officials are jeopardizing the safety of their own citizens by allowing illegal aliens to circumvent the legal process,\u201d then-Attorney General Pam Bondi said last year, as the Justice Department filed the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Tostrud ruled that forcing local jurisdictions to comply with federal requests to hold a deportation target for pickup, among other policies, violates state power as described in the 10th Amendment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge blocks Trump from overruling 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