US justice department sues Minnesota over sanctuary city policies

State is latest to face legal threats in the course of Trump administration's brutal deportation campaign

The justice department has sued the state of Minnesota over its sanctuary city immigration policies, making it the latest locality to face legal threats as the Trump administration attempts to carry out the president's campaign promise of mass deportations.

Minnesota officials are jeopardizing the safety of their own citizens by allowing illegal aliens to circumvent the legal process," Pamela Bondi, the attorney general, said in a statement.