The decision is a major blow to state and city officials, who say the Trump administration’s surge of immigration agents has terrorized residents.

Federal judge denies Minnesota's bid to halt ICE's Operation Metro Surge, ruling state failed to meet legal standard to block immigration enforcement.

A federal judge has rejected a bid by state and local officials in Minnesota to end Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration’s massive deployment of thousands of federal agents to aggressively enforce immigration laws.

A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by Minnesota in a high-profile lawsuit challenging a federal immigration enforcement operation.