federal
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District Judge John Tunheim said federal immigration agencies can continue lawful immigration operations in Minnesota, but can’t arrest or detain refugees who are seeking permanent status.
MINNEAPOLIS—When Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara received an alert from dispatch Saturday of another shooting involving a federal officer, the shock hit hard.
A federal judge ordered investigators to preserve evidence in the case in an emergency order after state and local officials sued, citing concerns over evidence collection at the scene.
“Operation Metro Surge” was supposed to be Bovino’s most ambitious mission yet, a new kind of urban takeover by federal law enforcement.
A federal immigration judge on Wednesday granted U.S. asylum to a Chinese citizen who fled his homeland after gathering evidence of alleged human-rights violations against China’s Uyghur population.
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