DOJ Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas To MN Governor, AG, Mayor Offices In ICE Probe

ST. PAUL, MN — The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly served grand jury subpoenas to multiple Minnesota government offices as part of a criminal investigation into whether Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey obstructed federal immigration enforcement during the recent surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Twin Cities.

According to Fox News, the subpoenas were served Tuesday to five offices, including the Minnesota Governor’s Office, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, and the Minneapolis Mayor’s Office.

Sources told the outlet that the FBI is seeking records and communications related to alleged efforts to interfere with or coerce federal immigration agents operating in the region.

The subpoenas mark a significant escalation in a federal probe that has drawn national attention in recent days, following reports that Becca Good, the widow of Renee Good, is under investigation for allegedly impeding the ICE officer who fatally shot her earlier this month.

Walz previously characterized the federal actions as politically motivated retaliation.

“The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her,” Walz said in a recent statement.

Frey has also criticized the probe, calling it an attempt to intimidate him for speaking out against what he described as dangerous and chaotic federal actions in Minneapolis.

The subpoenas come amid what the Department of Homeland Security has described as its largest recent immigration enforcement operation, with 3,000 ICE agents and more than 2,500 arrests reported across Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The operation intensified after Good’s killing, with federal agents increasingly encountering protests and confrontations as they conducted arrests in neighborhoods, at traffic stops, and near homes.

Last week, a federal judge ruled that officers involved in the Minneapolis-area enforcement operation may not detain or use force against peaceful protesters who are not obstructing law enforcement, including individuals who are observing agents’ actions.

The lawsuit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota on behalf of six Minnesota residents.

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story.