US Justitsministerium undersøger guvernør Tim Walz

Det amerikanske justitsministerium har udstedt stevnelser til Minnesotas guvernør Tim Walz, justitsminister Keith Ellison og Minneapolis' borgmester Jacob Frey. Politikerne skal aflevere dokumenter om samarbejde med immigrationsmyndigheder. Walz og Frey ser det som et forsøg på afskrækning fra Trump-administrationen.

Den amerikanske regering har iværksat retslige skridt mod Minnesotas demokratiske guvernør Tim Walz efter hans kritik af præsident Donald Trumps immigrationspolitik og Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-myndighedens handlinger. Justitsministeriet i Washington annoncerede, at en stor jury har udstedt stevnelser til Walz, justitsminister Keith Ellison og Minneapolis' borgmester Jacob Frey. Disse kræver aflevering af dokumenter siden begyndelsen af 2025 relateret til samarbejde eller mangel på sådant med føderale immigrationsmyndigheder. Borgmester Jacob Frey offentliggjorde brevet sendt til hans kontor og kaldte det et forsøg på at bringe lokale stemmer til tavshed. «Vi bør ikke leve i et land, hvor føderale retsforfølgelser bruges til politik eller mod lokale stemmer, hvis mening man ikke deler», sagde Frey. Guvernør Walz beskrev undersøgelsen som en afledningsmanøvre og intimidation af offentlige embedsmænd, der står ved deres samfund. Baggrunden er hårde foranstaltninger fra føderale myndigheder mod migranter i Minnesota. De seneste uger har Trump sendt tusinder af ICE- og grænsbeskyttelsesmedarbejdere til Minneapolis-området. Bevæbnede og ofte maskerede styrker i militærkamouflage udløste protester, hvori officerer brugte tåregas og irriterende stoffer. Den amerikanske regering holder Walz og Frey ansvarlige for uroen, hvilket de nægter. Situationen eskalerede for ca. to uger siden, da den amerikanske borger Renee Good blev skudt af en ICE-agent i sin bil. Oprørthed er også opstået over behandlingen af sorte, latinamerikanske og asiatisk-amerikanske amerikanske borgere, der blev stoppet eller tilbageholdt baseret på deres udseende.

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The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over whether they impeded federal immigration enforcement, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The inquiry comes after the fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier this month and as state and local officials press for more transparency around the federal investigation into the killing.

Minnesota’s Democratic leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, spent weeks trying to contain political and public fallout from a large federal immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities after two U.S. citizens were killed in encounters involving federal agents. The operation, known as “Operation Metro Surge,” was later scaled back and then ended after widespread backlash and mounting legal and political pressure.

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Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to travel to Minneapolis on Thursday to meet with ICE agents and local leaders, reinforcing federal support amid rising violence against immigration officials. The visit comes as protests escalate, including a church disruption in St. Paul and federal subpoenas to Minnesota officials following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. White House officials describe Minnesota as 'ground zero' for anti-ICE activities.

In response to federal immigration enforcement operations, activists in Minneapolis have set up makeshift roadblocks to monitor and restrict access to their communities. The actions follow the fatal shooting of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti and have prompted a partial drawdown of federal agents. Local leaders and protesters cite public safety concerns, while federal officials emphasize cooperation with jails to target criminal immigrants.

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Federal authorities arrested three individuals following a protest that interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, targeting a pastor affiliated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration, linked to the recent fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, drew swift action from the Trump administration amid escalating tensions over immigration enforcement. A judge rejected charges against journalist Don Lemon involved in the event, while Vice President JD Vance visited the state to assess the situation.

Tom Homan, the White House border czar, announced on Thursday the end of Operation Metro Surge, a major federal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. Democratic officials credit community resistance for the drawdown, while Homan attributes it to local cooperation. The announcement comes amid ongoing investigations into the deaths of two U.S. citizens during the operation.

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On Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling as demonstrators outside condemned immigration enforcement and voiced concern about possible National Guard involvement. Noem highlighted recent DHS and ICE operations and said any Guard decision rests with President Donald Trump.

 

 

 

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