US justice department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE

US justice department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE

Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaedThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]

The Guardian The Guardian | 17 Jan 2026 00:59
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