The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and far-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for interfering with ICE operations.
According to CBS News, the investigation centers around public statements made by Walz and Frey.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche this week said he is focusing on Walz and Frey after riots erupted in Minnesota.
“Walz and Frey – I’m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary. This is not a threat. It’s a promise,” Todd Blanche said earlier this week.
ICE operates in thousands of counties without incident. Men and women doing their jobs, protecting us from criminal aliens.
Minnesota insurrection is a direct result of a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor encouraging violence against law enforcement. It’s disgusting.
Walz… https://t.co/govuUtcDVN
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) January 15, 2026
According to The Washington Post, the DOJ has issued subpoenas for Walz and Frey.
CBS News reported:
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents, an extraordinary escalation in the Trump administration’s clash with Democratic leaders there, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
One of the sources, a U.S. official, said the investigation stems from statements that Walz and Frey have made about the thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents deployed to the Minneapolis region in recent weeks.
Thousands of federal agents have been deployed to Minneapolis to arrest illegal alien criminals.
Both Governor Walz and Mayor Frey have lashed out at the Trump Administration for dispatching ICE agents to Minnesota.
Mayor Frey demanded residents and local police fight ICE agents in the street.
“We’re in a position right now where we have residents that are asking the very limited number of police officers that we have to fight ICE agents on the street,” Frey said.
Tim Walz this week during a primetime address urged Minnesotans to stalk, harass and record ICE agents for future prosecution.
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