The Ministry of Justice is launching an investigation into Minnesota hiring practices

The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into Minnesota “to determine whether it has engaged in discrimination based on race and sex in its job practices of the state.”

The investigation is the last confrontation of the Trump administration with the state of Governor Tim Walz following his vice-presidential candidacy failed in 2024. This occurs while the Minnesota Social Services Ministry deploys a new demanding policy of supervisors “provide a justification for hiring when you seek to hire a candidate who is not underrepresented during the hir Sub -representation ” – or that they are faced with a possible disciplinary action, including termination.

“The Minnesotans deserve to hire their employees of the government of the State according to merit, not on the basis of illegal Dei,” said Prosecutor General Pamela Bondi in a press release.

“Federal law has long prohibited employment policies that discriminate against the basis of race or sex,” added Deputy Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Division of Civil Rights of the Ministry of Justice. “The Ministry of Justice refuses to tolerate such conduct, and the States invite surveys when they engage in biased hiring practices linked to protected characteristics.”

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The Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, on the left, and the Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Anna Moneymaker; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

The Minnesota Ministry of Social Services said the goal of its New policy of “justification of hiring” is to ensure that the State “responds to the responsibilities of positive action to comply with the laws of the state and must increase the diversity of its workforce to reflect and effectively serve its customers”.

“Policy defines” under-represented candidates “to include racial” women “and” minorities “which are” black, Hispanic, Asian or island of the Pacific ” written in a letter Thursday, the Attorney General of Minnesota, Keith Ellison and the temporary commissioner of the Minnesota social services department, Shireen Gandhi.

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“Title VII prohibits an employer from discriminating an individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. When the Attorney General has a reasonable reason to believe that a state employer or local government is engaged in a model or a practice of discrimination in the violation of title VII, it is the responsibility of the prosecutor for the provision of civil.

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Former vice-president Kamala Harris and his running mate, Governor Tim Walz, far right, ran against President Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance during the 2024 presidential election. (Tom Williams / Rachel Jessen / Erin Schaff / Andrew Harnik / Emily Elconin / Getty Images)

“More specifically, we have reason to believe that the Minnesota Ministry of Social Services is engaged in an illegal action, among others, the adoption and upcoming implementation of its policy of” justification of hiring “, he also said.

The Minnesota Ministry of Social Services told Fox News Digital that it “follows all the laws of hiring of states and federals”.

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“The justification of non-affirmative hires for certain vacant posts has been required by state law since 1987,” he added.

The investigation comes after the Ministry of Justice at the end of June filed a complaint contesting the laws in Minnesota which provide free tuition fees and reduced to illegal foreigners, affirming that the laws are unconstitutional.

Minnesota has been involved in a number of recent clashes with the Trump administration. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Ellison also announced a trial against the Trump administration and the Ministry of Justice in April to ensure that states can continue to let the athletes trans biologically male play in the sports of girls.

Greg Wehner and Jackson Thompson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.