Minnesota governor rejects request to repeal “sanctuary” policies

Milan, 26 Jan. (LaPresse) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, has rejected the Trump administration’s request to end so-called “sanctuary city” policies for migrants and share data on Medicaid, food assistance and voters with the federal government in order to “end the chaos in Minnesota”. . CNN reports that Walz said at a press conference that ‘this is not a serious attempt.’ On Saturday, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Walz urging him to repeal asylum policies and allow the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division access to the state’s voter rolls. On Sunday, President Donald Trump reiterated the requests, calling on Minnesota Democrats to ‘formally cooperate with the Trump administration to enforce our nation’s laws, rather than resist and fuel the flames of division, chaos and violence.’ Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon called Bondi’s letter ‘deeply disturbing’: ‘The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to force Minnesota to provide the federal government with private data on millions of US citizens, in violation of state and federal law,’ he said in a statement.