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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

DOJ cracks down on Minnesota’s affirmative action program in latest escalation of Trump’s battle with state

The Department of Justice sued Minnesota Wednesday, alleging the illegal use of affirmative action in government hiring, in the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the Trump administration and the state.

The suit, filed in Minnesota federal court, comes amid an ongoing immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and after the fatal shooting of a mother-of-three by an ICE agent.

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