Legal battles intensify as Minnesota and federal officials face off over immigration crackdown
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State and the Twin Cities officials face subpoenas as the feds probe whether they obstructed immigration enforcement efforts that have drawn strong backlash. Follow for live updates
• Officials subpoenaed: Leaders in Minnesota and the Twin Cities have criticized the Justice Department for subpoenaing them as part of an investigation into whether local officials obstructed federal immigration enforcement efforts that have drawn strong backlash. • Church protest investigated: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said there would be arrests made related to the protests that disrupted a service at a St. Paul church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent reportedly serves as a pastor. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is investigating. The church said it welcomes “respectful dialogue,” and is evaluating “next steps with our legal counsel.” • Immigration tensions: Minnesota is the latest epicenter of the Trump administration’s turbocharged, coast-to-coast immigration enforcement crackdown. Opening statements are set to begin today in the trial of a man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the life of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino in Chicago last year. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire, according to the Associated Press. He has pleaded not guilty. A jury was selected yesterday. Federal prosecutors allege Espinoza Martinez sent a Snapchat message in October to other gang members that read, in part: “10k if u take him down,” along with a picture of Bovino. The suspect allegedly offered $2,000 for information about the commander.
Cracks emerge in GOP over Iran war cost as administration floats more than $200B request to Congress
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