Federal judge blocks DOJ subpoenas targeting records from Minnesota leaders

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published June 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM EDT

A federal judge has stymied the efforts of the Trump Administration to subpoena Minnesota officials who criticized the federal government's immigration enforcement actions. The judge said there was "no doubt the subpoenas were issued to harass President Donald Trump's political opponents.

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