"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has accused Politico's Josh Gerstein of inciting violence against federal agents after he questioned the efficacy of the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares amid the federal investigation into suspected fraud in Minnesota's social services programs. At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws, wrote Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, posted to X on Monday."
"According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the stand-your-ground law allows individuals to hold their ground' and use deadly force to protect or defend against imminent threat of death in their home and in any place where a person has a legal right to be.' However, in Minnesota, while the use of force in self-defense is legal inside one's home, individuals must retreat before using force in public."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement publicly accused a senior legal reporter of inciting violence after he questioned the tactics of an amateur door‑knocking effort targeting home daycares during a federal probe into suspected fraud in Minnesota social services. The reporter noted potential interactions with stand‑your‑ground laws, while Minnesota law requires retreat in public despite allowing self‑defense inside homes. The door‑knocking campaign was led by a 23‑year‑old conservative journalist who posted videos claiming federally funded childcare sites operated without children present. Prominent MAGA‑aligned figures amplified the videos as evidence of wider problems.
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