Justice Department Investigates Minnesota Officials Over Potential Immigration Enforcement Interference
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through their public statements. The investigation focuses on potential violations of a conspiracy statute, according to anonymous sources. Both Walz and Frey have denounced the investigation as a bullying tactic and intimidation attempt against political opposition. This comes amid a weekslong immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and St. Paul that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest recent immigration enforcement operation.
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The investigation, which both Walz and Frey said was a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition, focused on potential violation of a conspiracy statute
Walz and Frey both issued statements calling it an attempt to intimidate them
The investigation comes during a weekslong immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and St. Paul that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest recent immigration enforcement operation
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. The investiga
