Jennifer Ludden

A class action lawsuit calls arresting refugees unlawful, and a judge has ordered them stopped while the case plays out.

Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Minneapolis.

When ICE agents arrested one 20-year-old refugee, his mother says she felt the same fear her family had fled in Venezuela.

Their masked paramilitary groups kidnapped people, she says.

She did not want to use her name for fear of retaliation.

The Trump administration says it's reviewing refugee cases for potential fraud.

But Jane Grotman with the International Institute of Minnesota says they are already intensely vetted.

You know, the FBI has already checked them.

They've had biometric screenings.

Many have been detained in Texas, then released with no charges.

A class action lawsuit calls arresting refugees unlawful, and a judge has ordered them stopped while the case plays out.

Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Minneapolis.

Minnesota says thousands of federal agents have acted so aggressively that it's infringed on the state's sovereign right to ensure public safety, and it argued the surge was politically driven.

The Trump administration insisted it's conducting legitimate immigration enforcement.

The judge noted the situation is so unprecedented there's little case law to guide a decision.

Meanwhile, Trump is telling his border czar Tom Homan to work with Minnesota officials and report directly to him.

Governor Tim Walz says the previous official in charge, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, is leaving the state.

The change follows growing backlash after Homeland Security insisted Saturday's fatal shooting was in self-defense, despite video evidence that contradicted that.

Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Minneapolis.

The state lawyer said that this exact situation has never happened in 250 years.