The City of St. Paul is joining San Francisco in suing President Trump over an Executive Order that threatens to withhold more than $200 million in federal funding for the city.
The administration contends that St. Paul's status as a sanctuary city interferes with the federal government's immigration enforcements.
Carter tells WCCO's Adam and Jordana no city employee is allowed to ever ask a resident's immigration status for what he describes as good reason.
"Anything that makes your neighbors think they should be afraid to call 911 if they see someone on fire or see somebody being hurt or something like that, it makes you less safe," Carter says.
He adds the President's actions are disgusting, insulting, and laughable if they weren't so dangerous.
The suit follows President Trumps' calling Mayor Melvin Carter and other local leaders "sick politicians" for not cooperating with deportation mandates.
"We have children in this city who have grown up in Saint Paul, who know nothing about America, who are afraid to go to school because they're afraid of some roundup happening," says Carter. "And so, you know, we want to make it clear to the president, but much more important, we want to make it clear to our neighbors that our city employees just will never participate in some ridiculous roundup like that."
Mayor Carter is holding a 3:00 p.m. press conference Wednesday to discuss details of the lawsuit.