DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, sources say
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, on allegations they conspired to impede federal immigration agents through public statements, according to sources cited by NBC News.
- The investigation follows heightened tensions in Minneapolis after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, leading to protests and increased federal immigration enforcement in the city.
- Both Walz and Frey have criticized federal officials’ handling of the shooting and the exclusion of local authorities from the FBI investigation, with Walz calling the probe politically motivated and Frey pledging not to be intimidated.
- The federal statute cited in the investigation is rarely used and has Civil War-era origins; it was included
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