President Donald Trump pledged in his inaugural address his government would apply the law fairly — unlike the way he said federal power had been turned against him.

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The Trump administration argued that Minnesota's bid to limit ICE operations would be "unprecedented" overreach as tensions flare over immigration enforcement.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is urging a judge to reject efforts by Minnesota and its largest cities to stop the immigration enforcement surge that has roiled Minneapolis and St. Paul for weeks.

The Department of Justice asked a federal judge Monday to reject a bid by Minnesota leaders to block President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and to allow the surge of immigration agents in the state to move forward,

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), on CNN's "OutFront" with host Erin Burnett, defended ongoing anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and said if President Donald Trump would only talk to local officials,

Governor Tim Walz has readied the state National Guard to help law enforcement as protests continue across Minneapolis. President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Saturday it was appealing a ruling by a federal judge that put limits on tactics employed by U.S. immigration agents operating in Minneapolis.

Trump accuses Minnesota officials of corruption and fraud totaling billions in taxpayer money while claiming media focuses too much on ICE enforcement instead.