Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over immigration crackdown - live
The Guardian••nation
Key Points:
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production line in Texas, highlighting the aircraft's role in US defense strategy and intervention in Venezuela as part of President Trump’s plan to increase the defense budget.
- The Justice Department charged Luis Nino-Moncada, linked to a Venezuelan gang, with aggravated assault of a federal officer after he was shot by a border patrol agent during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon.
- Minnesota, along with Minneapolis and St. Paul, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt the surge of federal immigration agents, citing racial profiling and disruptions to community safety following a fatal shooting by an ICE agent.
- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate nearly $12
