From Breitbart: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the blue state of Minnesota for sanctuary policies that effectively protect criminal illegal aliens, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday.
The DOJ’s lawsuit includes the state of Minnesota as well as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hennepin County, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna S. Witt, specifically. Overall, the DOJ asserts that the various sanctuary policies of these individual entities are interfering with the federal government’s work to identify and remove dangerous illegal aliens from U.S. communities. This includes a blatant refusal to work with federal law enforcement who are working to do just that.
This willful lack of coordination, according to the press release, has resulted in “the release of dangerous criminals from police custody who would otherwise be subject to removal, including illegal aliens convicted of aggravated assault, burglary, and drug and human trafficking, onto the streets.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that officials in Minnesota are “jeopardizing the safety of their own citizens by allowing illegal aliens to circumvent the legal process.”
“Not only are the sanctuary city policies illegal under federal law, but, as alleged in the complaint, Minnesota’s, Minneapolis’, St. Paul’s, and Hennepin County’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities results in the release of dangerous criminals from police custody who would otherwise be subject to removal, including illegal aliens convicted of aggravated assault, burglary, and drug and human trafficking, onto the streets,” the DOJ announced in a press release.
“Shielding illegal aliens from federal law enforcement is a blatant violation of the law that carries dangerous consequences,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Civil Division will continue to vigorously uphold the rule of law by holding sanctuary jurisdictions fully accountable.”
🚨 Justice Department Sues Minnesota Over Sanctuary Policies@AGPamBondi: “Minnesota officials are jeopardizing the safety of their own citizens by allowing illegal aliens to circumvent the legal process.” https://t.co/atwGiDm2WC
— Chad Gilmartin (@ChadGilmartinCA) September 30, 2025
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