The United States Department of Justice opened an investigation into officials of the state of Minnesotaincluding Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, for obstruction of operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that escalated at the beginning of the year.
According to American media, both democratic politicians They were summoned to testify for their words about the actions of ICE troops in recent weeks.
“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin (Democratic Senator). Last week it was Jerome Powell (Chairman of the Federal Reserve). Before that, Mark Kelly (Democratic Senator and US Army veteran). Using the judicial system as a weapon against opponents is an authoritarian tactic,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
In this sense, he said that the “only person who is not being investigated” is the federal agent who shot Renee Nicole Good, shot during one of the ICE operations and whose death has sparked many protests in Minneapolis.
He United States Department of Homeland Security reported the arrest of twelve people involved in the latest protests last night in the town.
The US authorities have defended the actions of the agent who shot Renee Nicole Good, who tried to run her over with his vehicle, in an episode that an NGO such as Human Rights Watch has described as a “unjustified murdereither”.
“This is a clear attempt to intimidate me for defending Minneapolislocal law enforcement and residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our city. I will not be intimidated. “My focus remains the same as always: keeping our city safe,” said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Both public representatives have shown their opposition to the deployment of federal forces in the state of Minnesota. “We don’t want you here. The stated objective of their presence here is to create security and they are doing just the opposite,” Frey declared in reference to ICE.
