immigration detainers
Coverage of immigration detainers in the Nexus archive.
- Trump official urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged governors to cooperate with federal immigration arrests of individuals with criminal convictions who lack legal citizenship status. He emphasized collaboration to enable safer, lower-profile deportations and cited Oklahoma's cooperation as an example, where 76 of 77 counties work with federal authorities on immigration removals.
- Judge tosses feds’ suit over Minnesota ‘sanctuary city’ policies
A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s sanctuary city policies, ruling that requiring state and local officials to enforce federal immigration law violates the Tenth Amendment. The judge rejected claims of federal preemption, stating immigration detainers are voluntary and Minnesota’s data-sharing restrictions do not discriminate against the federal government.
- Trenton City Council delays vote on ICE cooperation ban after pushback on immigration detainers
Trenton City Council delayed a vote on a bill to prohibit police cooperation with ICE on immigration detainers after tensions arose during a meeting. Activists, including David Schraeger of Resistencia en Acción New Jersey, argued for banning detainer compliance without judicial warrants, while the American Immigration Council noted such compliance is voluntary. A person was arrested for refusing to leave the council chambers following the debate.