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The fallout continues in Minnesota weeks after the deadly shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration officers, as at least eight additional federal prosecutors are resigning.
After ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Good last month in Minneapolis, the DOJ refused to initiate a civil rights investigation into her death and instead opted to investigate her wife over her activism. This prompted six attorneys in the office to resign in January.
U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell admonished the Trump administration for what he said was a failure to comply with judicial orders, warning it is "not above the law."
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have warned their Trump-appointed boss they may quit en masse over being barred from probing the killings of American protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. In the space of three weeks this month,
More federal prosecutors in Minneapolis are considering quitting over the handling of Alex Pretti’s killing by federal agents. First reported in the NY Times, it could leave the U.S. Attorney’s office gutted after six resigned following Renee Good.
Prosecutors in Minneapolis warn more could resign over handling of fatal shooting cases, sources say
Prosecutors expressed concern to a U.S. attorney that they weren't allowed to probe the federal officers who shot and killed Renee Good or Alex Pretti, sources said.