The Latest: Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue federal government to stop immigration crackdown
Sovereignty and security converge at the border where policy failures demand accountability.
The coverage treats Minnesota’s lawsuit as a straightforward defense of “community safety,” as if federal immigration enforcement is inherently suspect. That framing skips a basic question: why are state and city leaders racing to block the laws Congress passed and the executive branch is tasked to enforce? What’s missing is the cost of selective cooperation.
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Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the federal government to stop surge by federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit was filed Monday and seeks a temporary restraining order against the operation.
The filing comes after a Minneapolis woman was fatally
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The coverage treats Minnesota’s lawsuit as a straightforward defense of “community safety,” as if federal immigration enforcement is inherently suspect. That framing skips a basic question: why are state and city leaders racing to block the laws Congress passed and the executive branch is tasked to enforce?
What’s missing is the cost of selective cooperation. When local officials obstruct enforcement, they invite unequal application of the law and leave ordinary residents wondering which rules still matter. Tragic crimes should never be exploited, but they also cannot become a pretext to shut down a lawful operation without evidence of misconduct.
Conservatives aren’t asking for theatrics. We’re asking for rule of law, public trust, and national sovereignty to mean something in practice, not just in speeches. A government that cannot enforce its borders steadily loses the legitimacy every other policy depends on.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.