Overview
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there is currently no basis for a federal criminal civil-rights investigation into the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
- Federal officials assert the officer acted in self-defense and characterize Good’s conduct as domestic terrorism.
- Multiple prosecutors resigned from the DOJ Civil Rights Division and the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office after being told they would not be involved, while DOJ said the departures were prearranged through an early retirement program.
- Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith questioned the credibility of DOJ and Homeland Security, citing state investigators’ lack of access to evidence, and CNN legal analyst Elie Honig criticized the swift decision as premature.
- The State of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to halt or limit President Trump’s enforcement action, and DHS defended the operation as law enforcement duty.