Overview
- A U.S. federal district court on Jan. 31 rejected Minnesota’s and Minneapolis’s bid for a temporary injunction, allowing large-scale immigration raids to continue.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the operation a disruptive incursion, expressed disappointment in the ruling, and said the city will appeal.
- President Trump has reportedly negotiated with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to ban masks for ICE agents, require body cameras, and scale down operations in Minnesota.
- Nationwide protests erupted on Jan. 30, and a Reuters poll shows support for tougher enforcement has dropped to 39% with roughly 60% saying ICE actions have gone too far.
- Trump instructed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas not to deploy federal forces in Democratic-led cities without local requests, while Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the court decision as a victory.