Prof. Ana Pottratz Acosta Interviewed on MPR News About DOJ Suing Minnesota Jurisdictions Over Immigration Policies

Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta, visiting assistant professor and director of the the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, was interviewed on MPR News about the U.S. Department of Justice suing Minnesota, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and Hennepin County regarding sanctuary policies. These policies, which jurisdictions often call separation ordinances, limit local government and law enforcement’s collaboration with ICE. The federal government says the policies interfere with federal immigration enforcement and are illegal. In response to the lawsuit, both mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul say they are committed to the city’s ordinances. Listen to the full interview here.