By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARGERY A. BECK, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Minnesota, its two largest cities and a county over so-called sanctuary policies that the agency says interfere with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration policies.

The lawsuit alleges the policies result in the release of dangerous criminals who would otherwise be subject to deportation, and it asks a federal court to invalidate state and local laws and policies that it says impede immigration enforcement. The suit filed Monday targets the state as well as Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis.

“Minnesota officials are jeopardizing the safety of their own citizens by allowing illegal aliens to circumvent the legal proce

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