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A Trump-appointed judge dismissed the administration's federal lawsuit targeting Minnesota's sanctuary policies, dealing a legal setback to the crackdown.
A Trump-appointed judge dismissed the administration's federal lawsuit targeting Minnesota's sanctuary policies, dealing a legal setback to the broader crackdown. Despite the judge being appointed by Trump, the court found the lawsuit lacked merit. This suggests the legal arguments against sanctuary laws may be weaker than the administration believes.
Sanctuary law challenges have consistently failed in court because federal courts recognize states' broad authority over their own resources and law enforcement. The Trump administration has tried this approach before and keeps losing. A Trump appointee rejecting the case is a stronger signal than a Democratic appointee would have been—it indicates the legal theory itself is flawed, not just that judges are ideologically opposed.
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