MN Dems Push Bill to Make State a 'Sanctuary'

Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature plan to push a bill, first introduced in 2023, that would make Minnesota a “sanctuary state.” Authored by Rep. Sandra Feist, D-New Brighton, and Sen. Omar Fateh, D-Minneapolis, the so-called “North Star Act” would ban local law enforcement from assisting federal agencies in enforcing immigration law.

Specifically, state and local law enforcement, and other government employees, would be restricted from “cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts.”

However, a website dedicated to promoting the bill notes that it does not “prohibit collaboration on the basis of investigating criminal activity.”