Immigration Enforcement Near MN Schools Can Continue, Federal Court Rules

Judge declines bid by districts to temporarily block immigration agents from Minnesota schools

A judge denied a bid by Minnesota school districts to temporarily block federal agents from carrying out immigration enforcement operations near schools while their lawsuit proceeds. U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino in a May 6 ruling rejected the districts’ request…

Judge rejects Minnesota effort to limit ICE activity near schools

A federal judge Wednesday denied a bid by two Minnesota school districts and the state’s largest educators union to keep immigration enforcement activity away from schools. In her order denying a preliminary injunction, Judge Laura Provinzino said that plaintiffs — Fridley Public Schools, Duluth Public Schools, and Education Minnesota — had failed to prove that any harms to schools during Operation Metro Surge stemmed directly from the 2025 poli…

Federal judge allows ICE school-area arrest policy to stand in Minnesota

A federal judge in Minnesota swatted down a challenge to ICE's policy allowing immigration arrests near schools, ruling Wednesday that the school districts that sued to stop it lacked legal standing to bring the case.

Judge declines to order immediate end to ICE near Minnesota schools

Two school districts and the state teachers union sued to require federal authorities treat schools as protected areas, free of immigration enforcement. While the request for an immediate end was denied, the case continues.

Immigration enforcement near MN schools can continue, federal court rules

A federal court has denied a request on behalf of several Minnesota school districts to block immigration enforcement activity around public schools, effectively allowing any ICE activity to continue as a lawsuit moves toward trial.