Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks throughout a press convention on the State Capitol on Jan. 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn., the place he introduced he was abandoning his re-election marketing campaign.
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The Justice Division is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a U.S. official stated. The official sought anonymity as a result of weren’t approved to debate the matter publicly.
Frey stated in a publish on X: “That is an apparent try to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, native legislation enforcement, and residents in opposition to the chaos and hazard this Administration has delivered to our metropolis. I can’t be intimidated.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks throughout a press convention at Metropolis Corridor on Jan. 9. Frey has referred to as on federal investigators to show over data to the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension after the capturing dying of Renee Good by a federal officer.
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Walz, in a publish on X, didn’t explicitly tackle the information studies, however stated: “Two days in the past it was Elissa Slotkin. Final week it was Jerome Powell. Earlier than that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system in opposition to your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The one particular person not being investigated for the capturing of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.”
The killing of Renee Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer final week grew to become a flashpoint for the simmering opposition to federal brokers working throughout the state.
Walz, Frey and different Democrats within the state have been vocal of their criticism of ICE’s presence within the state.
