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Walz Denounces Federal 'Occupation' After Minneapolis Shooting, Demands State-Led Investigation

He says the federal government cannot be trusted to handle the case after a fatal encounter involving Border Patrol agents.

Overview

  • Walz said he told the White House that Minnesota investigators will take charge and urged residents to remain peaceful as the scene is processed.
  • Inviting President Trump to visit, Walz called the Justice Department’s probe of state leaders a partisan distraction from accountability.
  • The governor described the federal deployment as a “campaign of organized brutality” and ICE’s actions as an “absolute abomination.”
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey labeled the deployment an occupation and said masked agents beat a citizen before shooting him.
  • ICE and Border Patrol leaders scheduled a briefing on Operation Metro Surge, which continues across Minnesota.