U.S. Justice Department Probes Minnesota Democrats for Allegedly Blocking ICE

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party officials. Federal prosecutors are examining whether local leaders obstructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from doing their jobs. This investigation follows new details in the death of a Minneapolis woman. She was shot and killed last week by an ICE agent during an operation in the city. The probe focuses on alleged actions by officials that may have illegally interfered with federal immigration enforcement. Obstruction of ICE officers is a federal crime. The Justice Department has not named specific individuals. Minnesota's DFL party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.