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Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

On Monday, New Jersey's Democrat-led Legislature passed three bills including one barring state law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has until his last day in office Tuesday to sign or veto them.
Momentum has grown as legislatures returned amid President Donald Trump's national immigration crackdown following the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and violence in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon.
State Democrats drafted bills allowing civil suits against federal agents, with Kathy Hochul, New York Governor, backing lawsuits for constitutional violations and Oregon Democrats targeting Fourth Amendment breaches; others seek to bar warrantless entries into schools, hospitals and houses of worship.
Federal litigation escalated this week as the Justice Department sued California and Illinois, arguing its agents won’t comply and the laws threaten officer safety, while Minnesota and Chicago sued the administration.
Republicans are responding by blaming protesters for impeding enforcement, New Hampshire's Republican majorities passed a law this month banning 'sanctuary cities', and Harrison Stark says courts must resolve novel legal issues.

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Proposals targeting immigration flood in following ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis

Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon.

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