Minnesota Senate Passes 34-33 Bill to Curb Masked Federal Agents and Allow Immigration Lawsuits
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Updated · Fox News · May 12
Minnesota Senate Passes 34-33 Bill to Curb Masked Federal Agents and Allow Immigration Lawsuits
7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12
A 34-33 party-line vote sent a Minnesota Senate bill to the House that would bar most federal agents from concealing their identities and let residents sue over alleged constitutional violations tied to immigration enforcement.
The measure would also require schools, day cares and health care facilities to deny civil immigration access without a signed judicial warrant, with exceptions, and would block some civil arrests at courthouses.
It further authorizes state officials to investigate deaths involving federal agents’ use of force and creates penalties or civil liability when aid is not rendered after a shooting.
Democrats said the bill responds to January immigration raids in Minneapolis and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, while Republicans argued Minnesota should cooperate more with ICE and warned of costly legal fights.
The bill now faces an uphill path in the evenly split House as Democratic-led states including New York, California, New Jersey and Massachusetts pursue similar limits on immigration agents.
When state and federal laws on immigration enforcement clash, who has the final say?
What happens when citizens get the power to sue federal agents in state court?