"Federal investigators last week restricted Minnesota investigators' access to case materials and placed the FBI in sole control of the probe, prompting backlash from state leaders and local law enforcement. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday evening request for comment. The intrigue: The move coincides with at least six prosecutors at the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota resigning amid concerns over how the investigation is being handled."
"State of play: Video footage of Good's death has sparked nationwide outrage and intensified debate over the Trump administration's immigration tactics. Trump administration officials have defended the actions of the ICE officer who shot her as self-defense and instead suggested Good's actions were an "act of domestic terrorism." Tensions across the country also escalated after a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent shot a man in Portland last week."
Federal investigators restricted Minnesota officials' access to case materials and placed the FBI in sole control of the probe, prompting backlash from state leaders and local law enforcement. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. At least six prosecutors at the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota resigned over concerns about the investigation, including assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson. Video footage of Good's death sparked nationwide outrage and intensified debate over immigration tactics. Trump administration officials defended the ICE officer's actions as self-defense and described Good's actions as an "act of domestic terrorism." A separate Portland shooting by a Customs and Border Patrol agent led to an aggravated-assault charge and large protests criticizing federal agency responses.
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