10th Amendment
Coverage of 10th Amendment in the Nexus archive.
- From ‘neighboring’ to justice: Operation Metro Surge
Minnesota experienced widespread arrests and deportations under ICE's Operation Metro Surge, with 5,000 people detained and $700 million in lost revenue. The operations, criticized for violating constitutional amendments and international human rights laws, targeted cities with large immigrant populations and resulted in nearly 200,000 arrests nationwide by early 2026.
- New York state and Trump Justice Department file dueling suits over new laws banning local police from working with ICE
New York state and Trump's Department of Justice filed opposing lawsuits over new laws restricting local police collaboration with ICE. The state argues the laws are constitutional under its sovereignty to regulate law enforcement resources, while the DOJ claims they unconstitutionally interfere with federal immigration enforcement.