This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides links to groups performing data and website rescue.
University of Minnesota Information
This subpage collects information and points to resources for the U of MN community relating to the impacts on campus of recent federal Executive Orders.
Last updated on 4/29/2025.
UMN Websites and Resources
- Rapid Response: University Guidance for Federal PolicyCreated by a group of University leaders tasked with monitoring developments and assessing how federal policy decisions and reversals affect our community and impact our operations systemwide. Topics included on the Rapid Response page are: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Education and related orders, federal immigration policies, and NIH funding.
- UMN SPA: Federal Executive Orders (EOs) and Other Policy DirectivesUniversity partners are monitoring newly issued EOs, TROs, and federal communications that could affect federally supported projects and programs at UMN. Includes memos from University officials. Research and Innovation Office (RIO) and Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA).
- UMN OED: Systemwide and Campus ResourcesCollection of information on systemwide and campus-specific resources that can address immediate needs or provide avenues to assist others. Office for Equity and Diversity (OED).
- Federal Immigration Policies — Support and ResourcesFrom Brief - A weekly internal news digest for all campuses.
- Webinar on Immigration Policy and Knowing Your Rights Hosted by ISSS - Summary and TipsSummary of a webinar hosted by ISSS with local immigration attorneys on April 10, to share information on the current immigration environment and practical tips, and answer questions from students and scholars.
News Articles about Impacts on UMN
- UMN announces 11 international students’ legal status terminated (Minnesota Daily, Apr. 18, 2025)
- Federal grant to digitize UMN flap book collection terminated (Fox 9 News, Apr.13, 2025)
- American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services (ALA news release, Apr. 8, 2025)
- The ALA Sues Over the Scuppering of the IMLS (Publishers Weekly, Apr. 8, 2025)
- ICE and your rights - immigration law professor breaks down ICE on campus (The Minnesota Daily, Apr. 7, 2025)
- Federal immigration authorities arrest 2nd Minnesota college student (MPR News, Apr. 1, 2025)
- ICE detention of University of Minnesota student sparks protests (MPR News, Mar. 31, 2025)
- ICE detains UMN student (The Minnesota Daily, Mar. 28, 2025)
- MLA Statement on the Executive Order Targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Minnesota Library Association (MLA), Mar. 18, 2025
- University of Minnesota, Under Federal Scrutiny, Limits Its Political Speech (The New York Times, Mar. 14, 2025) (Link for UMN access via Library subscription)
- Our published work in a government journal curiously disappeared (MinnPost, Feb. 14, 2025)
- Trump administration investigating antisemitism at UMN, four other colleges (Minnesota Daily, Feb. 4, 2025)
- University of Minnesota law school is halting search for new DEI leader in response to Trump's ban (The Minnesota Star Tribune, Feb. 2, 2025)
- UMN pauses DEI expansion, hiring for Law School Assistant Dean position (Minnesota Daily, Feb. 1, 2025)
- UMN will comply with court-backed ICE immigration orders (Minnesota Daily, Jan. 30, 2025)
Impacts on Minnesota and Neighboring States
- Federal Funding Disruption Tracker for MinnesotaTracks how federal cuts impact services in Minnesota. Contains information on temporarily disrupted and permanently cancelled federal grants at Minnesota state agencies. The disruptions and cancellations are funds that flow through state government entities and do not reflect the totality of disrupted funds across Minnesota. The tracking documents are updated every weekday and are intended for informational use. Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB).
- Minnesota Department of Education rejects Trump admin's DEI demandFOX 9 News, Apr. 8, 2025.
Impacts on Minnesota Libraries
IMLS Funding Cuts Impact Minitex
On Friday, March 14, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order announcing its intention to cut funding for the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The State of Minnesota receives funding from IMLS and distributes it to libraries, including Minitex, in the form of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants.
Minitex is a publicly supported network of academic, public, state government and special libraries working cooperatively to improve library service for people in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. It is funded by the Minnesota Legislature through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. It is a joint program of the Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota.
See the Financial Overview in the Minitex Annual Report FY24 for a depiction of LSTA grants and the Minitex budget.
Advocacy and Resources
Minitex IMLS Information and Timeline
FAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS - American Library Association (ALA)
MLA Legislative Advocacy - Minnesota Library Association (MLA)
- IMLS Interactive MapIMLS provides a state-by-state breakdown of its funding allocations on its website. Filter the maps to find how funds were allocated to the University of Minnesota since 1997. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Legal Cases & News
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION v. SONDERLINGFiled on April 7, 2025. The American Library Association (ALA) and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) lawsuit regarding IMLS funding cuts. Both AFSCME Local 3800 and Minitex, a publicly funded library consortium of the Minnesota Offices of Higher Education and the University of
Minnesota Libraries, are mentioned on page 21. Provided by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. - Judge Grants IMLS a Temporary Reprieve in ‘ALA v. Sonderling’Article with updates about a new TRO filed on May 1. May 2, 20205, Publishers Weekly.
- EO and DOGE force South Dakota to discontinue ILLSouth Dakota State Library announces service cuts on Facebook. April 14, 2025.
Reactions from MN Government Officials
MN Governor Tim Walz
Comment on Facebook on March 31, 2025:
Minnesota State Senator Doron Clark, MN Senate District 60
Comment on Facebook on March 28th:
Campus Voices
Speech at AFSCME Local 3800 (Clerical, Technical and Healthcare Workers) and GLU-UE (Graduate Student Workers) rally at UMN on March 31, 2025
Last Updated: May 2, 2025 4:16 PM
URL: https://libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin