A judge hearing the case brought against the federal government by the state of Minnesota, and cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, has refused to stop federal agents from their missions for now - but has set deadlines next week for possible action that could curtail the operations in the state.
Federal Court Judge Kathrine Menendez said Wednesday morning that while she could not rule on the state's request for a temporary restraining order, she did give both sides until next week to file motions on the matter and says a ruling could come soon after.
Attorney General Keith Ellison along with the two Twin Cities asked for the court to act in a suit filed earlier this week, calling the surge of agents "unlawful."
"This is in essence a federal invasion of the Twin Cities and Minnesota and it must stop," Ellison explained. "The obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy, and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution and of federal law."
DHS denies these allegations.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her also talked about the lawsuit with WCCO Radio's Jason DeRusha on Tuesday.
"All we can do is hope that we, if we're the first to do this, that we are able to be successful in this," Her added. "So that we can stop this federal government from doing this in any other cities in any other state."