Minnesota begged for a pause. The judge said no. In a tense St. Paul courtroom, state officials described warrantless arrests, terrified patients, and an ICE operation that turned hospitals and airports into hunting grounds. But with a federal officer claiming internal bleeding and self-defense, the law, politics, and grief are collid… Continues…

In Minnesota, the legal fight now runs parallel to a community in shock. The state’s top officials insist federal agents have crossed a line — storming neighborhoods, entering hospitals, and sowing fear among immigrants and citizens alike. They argue this is not routine enforcement but an unchecked campaign that risks lives and shreds constitutional limits. Federal lawyers answer with a starkly different story: a lawful operation, a wounded officer, and a dangerous suspect whose car allegedly slammed into Agent Jonathan Ross before he fired. Judge Katherine Menendez sits at the center of this storm, openly acknowledging the “grave and important” questions before her and the thin case law guiding her decision. While she weighs those frontier issues, ICE sweeps continue through clinics, streets, and airport gates — and Minnesota waits to learn whether the courts will draw a line, or bless the new normal.