Overview
- Six prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota resigned, with deputy chief Joseph H. Thompson protesting reported pressure from Justice Department leaders to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s widow.
- According to the report, Justice Department leadership pushed for a criminal inquiry into Becca Good over alleged ties to activist groups opposing federal operations.
- The Justice Department excluded its civil rights unit from the shooting inquiry and declined to open a civil rights investigation into the ICE agent, the article reports.
- Minnesota has filed a lawsuit arguing the federal deployment is unconstitutional and asking a judge to order an immediate pullback of the agents, with Saint Paul and Minneapolis joining the case.
- The Jan. 7 killing of the unarmed Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent has fueled nationwide protests, and Minnesota officials say the federal operations have increased the load on local police.