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    Tim Walz urges Trump to remove agents from Minnesota: ‘You can end this’

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    Minnesota governor pressures president to end surge of immigration officers in his state before it costs another lifeMinnesota governor Tim Walz appealed to Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from Minnesota on Sunday, a day after US border patrol officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who was monitoring the immigration crackdown.“What’s the plan, Donald Trump?” Walz asked at a news conference. “What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state?” Continue reading… More

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      Minnesota leaders decry targeting by US justice department over ICE turmoil

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      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… More

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      Judge issues injunction to curb federal agents’ tactics against protesters in Minnesota – as it happened

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      This live blog is now closed.US justice agency to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICEIncident reports provide details of emergency response after fatal ICE shooting in MinneapolisTrump began his remarks today by undermining the Affordable Care Act, and touted his newly unveiled “Great Healthcare Plan”.A reminder that Affordable Care Act subsidies, that were extended during the Covid pandemic, expired at the end of last year, and legislation to revive them has stalled in Congress. Continue reading… More

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      Tim Walz expresses ‘anger’ after fatal shooting of woman by ICE in Minnesota – video

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      The Minnesota governor said the fatal shooting of a woman in her car was ‘totally predictable’ and ‘totally avoidable’. He noted that local law enforcement received no coordination with federal agents. He also implored Minnesotans to demonstrate peacefully, and not ‘take the bait’ from the administration.Minnesota Democrats voice outrage after fatal ICE shooting: ‘Leave our state immediately’Shock and outrage at scene of Minneapolis ICE shooting: ‘This is just sad’Cable news networks scramble to cover fatal Minnesota ICE shooting – with both caution and commentary Continue reading… More