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=== Assistant: Yes — local authorities in Minneapolis specifically Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and some state officials do public… ===
Yes — local authorities in Minneapolis (specifically Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and some state officials) ''do'' publicly assert that they cooperate with ICE in legal ways, but they also clearly state they ''don’t hold people solely on civil ICE detainers without proper authority''. This is a point of dispute between local officials and federal immigration authorities: FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>

===== - The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says they do ''not'' participate in civil immigration enforcement and do not honor ICE detainers as a basis to extend detention beyond the time someone would otherwise be released under state/local law. Hennepin County<ref>{{cite web|title=Hennepin County|url=https://www.hennepin.us/residents/emergencies/county-federal-response|publisher=Hennepin County|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====
* They emphasize that they will cooperate with ICE only if ICE has a valid judicial warrant — meaning a warrant signed by a judge that gives legal authority to detain — but not on the basis of administrative civil immigration detainer requests alone. Hennepin County<ref>{{cite web|title=Hennepin County|url=https://www.hennepin.us/residents/emergencies/county-federal-response|publisher=Hennepin County|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
'' In response to a federal report claiming that Hennepin County released individuals without notifying ICE, the Sheriff argued that they ''did* cooperate and notify ICE, and that those individuals were transferred into ICE custody upon release — while still stating that ICE detainers by themselves are not binding. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>

===== - The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has issued a formal opinion stating that Minnesota law prohibits law enforcement agencies from holding someone solely because of an ICE detainer if they would otherwise be released. ICE detainers are “requests,” not mandatory commands. Minnesota Attorney General<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Attorney General|url=https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/02/06_ImmigrationDetainer.asp|publisher=Minnesota Attorney General|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====
* Under this view, local law enforcement cannot legally extend detention based solely on an ICE detainer — they may notify ICE of a person’s scheduled release time but legally cannot hold someone longer without judicial authority. Minnesota Attorney General<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Attorney General|url=https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/02/06_ImmigrationDetainer.asp|publisher=Minnesota Attorney General|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>

===== - Federal authorities (ICE / DHS) have publicly criticized local policies, saying that sheriff’s offices not honoring ICE detainers end up releasing people before ICE can take custody. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====
* Local authorities dispute the federal characterization, saying reports about failing to notify ICE or failing to cooperate are inaccurate, and that they do notify ICE when required — while maintaining they do not detain solely on detainers. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>

===== - Local officials claim they do notify ICE when legally possible but do not ''hold'' individuals simply based on ICE administrative detainers. =====
* They maintain compliance with the law by either transferring to ICE at the scheduled release or requiring judicial authorization; they reject the idea that they enforce civil immigration detainers outside those bounds.

If you want, I can also summarize how this legal framework compares with other U.S. “sanctuary city” practices.