MINNESOTA--FEDERAL COURT'S STINGING REBUKE FORCES GOVERNOR TO DELIVER "UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION"

Minnesota is not an island – geographically or legally. That’s the firm message from the Jan. 31 decision by Judge Katherine Menendez, refusing to issue a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s immigration law enforcement operations in Minnesota.

The federal immigration laws apply in Minnesota just as much as in Missouri. Contrary to cynical politicians who seek to weaponize misguided individuals into fighting a phantom holy war pitting some states against the national government, Operation Metro Surge is neither unconstitutional nor a violation of states’ rights. The federal court’s stinging rebuke appears to have quickly forced Minnesota's governor to deliver "unprecedented cooperation" and enable Border Czar Tom Homan to drawdown federal agents on Feb 5th. Here’s why.  MORE AT Trump’s immigration victory in a Minnesota court is a win for all law-abiding citizens