The state, joined by Minneapolis and St Paul, said the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections.
Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the childcare field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage.
Justice Dept memo urges prosecutors to investigate state and local officials obstructing federal functions, citing conspiracy and illegally harbouring people for potential criminal charges.