"On Saturday, the same day that federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street, the Justice Department sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The letter did not have anything to say about the violence caused by the Department of Homeland Security's presence in the state. Nor did it offer Minnesota any assistance in the investigation of Pretti's death or that of Renee Good's just more than two weeks earlier."
"It has shielded federal agents from accountability, launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents, and pumped out propaganda to aid the far-right press in justifying ICE's tactics. The president has always treated DOJ like his own personal law firm. Now the department is acting like DHS's law firm as well. DOJ first undertook the role of ICE defender in Minneapolis in the days after Good's death, on January 7."
Federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street the same day the Justice Department sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz. The letter offered no assistance in investigating Pretti's death or Renee Good's killing and instead criticized Walz for refusing to support DHS, demanded cooperation with ICE, and sought voter rolls and records on Medicaid and food-stamp recipients. DHS conduct during Operation Metro Surge has been called abusive and chaotic. The Justice Department shielded federal agents from accountability, launched criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents, and circulated material to aid far-right defenses of ICE tactics. After Good's death Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated, "There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation." Video showed ICE agent Jonathan Ross firing into Good's car repeatedly, killing her and sending the vehicle barreling down an icy street.
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