The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office over so-called “sanctuary city” policies that it alleges interfere with federal immigration enforcement.

The 34-page lawsuit follows similar legal action filed by the President Donald Trump’s Justice Department against Boston, New York City, the state of New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Los Angeles. Those and other jurisdictions have prohibited local law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on non-criminal matters, including holding jail inmates past their scheduled release date so immigration authorities can determine if th

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