"I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so, Madel said in a nearly 11-minute video shared on X. Madel, a lawyer who represented an ICE agent who shot dead US citizen Renee Good in Minnesota in early January, said he supports deporting the worst of the worst from the state, but Operation Metro Surge had gone far beyond its stated focus on public safety threats since it began in December."
"United States citizens, particularly those of colour, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That is wrong. ICE has authorised its agents to raid homes using a civil warrant that needs only be signed by a Border Patrol agent. That's unconstitutional, and that's wrong, Madel says in the video."
"Madel's decision comes just days after US Border Patrol agents shot dead Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while he was filming an Operation Metro Surge patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday. The shooting unleashed a wave of outrage across the US, as well as questions about how it was handled by top White House officials such as Kristi Noem, who heads the Department of Homeland Se"
Chris Madel ended his campaign for Minnesota governor after the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal agents. He cited the negative impact of ICE's Operation Metro Surge on Minneapolis, where two people have been killed by federal agents. Madel said he supports deporting the worst offenders but that Operation Metro Surge has exceeded its stated public-safety focus since December. He said United States citizens, particularly people of colour, live in fear and are carrying papers to prove citizenship. Madel called the use of civil warrants signed by Border Patrol unconstitutional and said the party's stance made statewide victory nearly impossible for Republicans.
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