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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Attorneys representing Minnesota and the Twin Cities argued in court that the federal actions on the ground were causing, quote, tremendous damage and asked the court to immediately halt the immigration surge with a temporary restraining order.
District Judge Kate Menendez, a President Biden appointee, denied that request while acknowledging that the surge, quote, has had and will likely continue to have profound and even heartbreaking consequences for the state of Minnesota.
But she said that an injunction halting the operation would go too far and harm the federal government's efforts to enforce immigration laws.
The operation has sent thousands of immigration agents to the city, sparking weeks of protests and the killing of two U.S.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Minnesota, make it clear, immigrants are welcome here, was one common refrain.
The scene was reminiscent of last Friday, when thousands also marched in sub-zero temperatures, just hours before 37-year-old Alex Preddy was shot and killed by two Border Patrol agents as he resisted arrest after videotaping deportation action in the street.
The Justice Department has said it will conduct a civil rights investigation into that incident.
Music legend Bruce Springsteen also made a surprise appearance at a benefit concert nearby, singing his new song, Streets of Minneapolis, inspired by recent events in the city.
Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Some 2,500 federal immigration officers remain in Minneapolis, more than four times the number of local police, with more possibly on the way.
Local leaders have called on ICE to leave the city, as President Trump has threatened to send in the military.
Meanwhile, many here say they plan to continue pushing back, not just protesting, but in the quieter ways too, patrolling neighborhoods or delivering food to those scared to leave their homes.
Here's Mary Vavris, a resident of South Minneapolis.
She says she and her neighbors are in it for the long haul.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Members of Minnesota's National Guard have been mobilized to support the state patrol, according to Guard Spokesperson Army Major Andres Suchia, who clarified that troops are not deployed to city streets at this time.