"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic, Walz wrote. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
"I will not be intimidated. This is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, our local law enforcement and our residents against the chaos and danger this administration has brought to our streets, the mayor added. My focus will remain where it's always been: keeping our city safe. America depends on leaders that use integrity and the rule of law as the guideposts for governance. Neither our city nor our country will succumb to this fear. We stand rock solid."
"The shooting of Rene Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross last week set off nationwide protests and turned Minneapolis into a flashpoint of resistance to the Trump administration's increasingly draconian immigration crackdown. Homeland security has deployed about 3,000 immigration enforcement officers to Minnesota, which is five times the size of the Minneapolis police force."
The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to obstruct the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. Federal subpoenas have been issued and are expected to be served soon. The inquiry follows the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, which triggered nationwide protests and intensified clashes between local officials and federal immigration authorities. Homeland Security has deployed roughly 3,000 immigration enforcement officers to Minnesota, greatly outnumbering Minneapolis police. Walz called the actions authoritarian and accused the administration of weaponizing the justice system; Frey vowed not to be intimidated and pledged to keep the city safe.
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