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Eighth Circuit Nullifies Judge’s Injunction Against Federal Immigration Surge in Minneapolis

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A Bureau of Prisons officer threatens to pepper spray demonstrators near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minn., January 24, 2026.

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We should not let pass that, on Monday, a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit federal appeals court (two appointees of Bush-43 and one of Trump-45) stayed the injunction against federal immigration-law enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

As I noted last week, when the circuit issued an administrative stay, the injunction had been issued by Judge Kate M. Martinez, a Biden appointee, and it was deeply flawed: admonishing agents to refrain from actions the law already forbids and placing prior restraints against police actions likely to be valid under federal law.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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