Minnesota official says feds 'blocked' state bureau from investigating scene of latest shooting

“We’re in uncharted territory,” a top Minnesota public safety official said Saturday after his state agency was reportedly ousted from investigating a man killed by federal agents. Minneapolis resident and intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretty was shot by federal agents amid the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) crackdown on mass immigration… Source link

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ACLU asks court to reinstate restrictions on federal agents in Minnesota after shooting

A group of Minnesota residents suing immigration officials’ tactics after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis returned to court Saturday evening. The residents, whose legal team includes the state’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) branch, are pushing to reinstate court-ordered restrictions on how federal agents respond to protests in the…

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Shutdown risk rises after fatal Minneapolis shooting

The threat of a partial government shutdown in late January grew louder Saturday when Senate Democrats vowed to block a funding package over the deadly Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement officers. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (NY) said Saturday evening that Democrats will block a major government funding package if… Source link

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Trump administration, Congress braces for massive winter storm

The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a major winter storm that hits several states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon showed “extreme impacts” expected in northern Mississippi and “major impacts” in Washington, D.C. and surrounding states. DC… Source link

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Democratic senators vow to block DHS funding after latest Minneapolis shooting

Several Senate Democrats on Saturday came out against a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following another fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier in the day. “Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet another senseless murder,” Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) wrote on the social platform X. Source…

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