{"id":57662,"date":"2026-01-19T00:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=57662"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:55:32","slug":"us-justice-department-says-it-is-not-investigating-ice-agent-over-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=57662","title":{"rendered":"US justice department says it is not investigating ICE agent over shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description o3-type-body-base\">Your guide to what Trump\u2019s second term means for Washington, business and the world<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=d7b0fcf3-1fd5-4bad-9d9b-78a878590a79&amp;newsletter-id=65b8fec772badb00166eafc6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The Department of Justice is investigating Democratic officials in Minnesota but not the immigration officer who shot dead a woman in Minneapolis this month, deputy attorney-general Todd Blanche confirmed on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Fox News, Blanche said it was not appropriate for the DoJ to investigate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who shot Renee Nicole Good in her car, in an incident that has been widely viewed online. <\/p>\n<p>The shooting sparked protests and has raised fresh questions about the tactics used by law enforcement officers as President Donald Trump\u2019s administration cracks down on immigration. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody for putting his life in danger. We never do\u201d, he said. While there is an internal review, he said, there is a \u201cbig difference\u201d between that and a DoJ probe. <\/p>\n<p>Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem told CBS on Sunday that there was a review of the shooter\u2019s actions using \u201cthe exact same investigative and review process that we always have\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche, a former federal prosecutor who was Trump\u2019s defence lawyer during his \u201chush money\u201d trial in 2024, confirmed an investigation into the city\u2019s mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, both of whom are Democrats and have encouraged peaceful protest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou saw the governor and the mayor actively encouraging criminals to go out on the street and impede ICE. That is not allowed under our law,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Blanche declined to talk in more detail about the investigation, but said: \u201cAmerican people can see what the mayor\u2019s been saying, they can see what the governor\u2019s been saying and it\u2019s obvious that that has to stop.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The DoJ and Walz did not immediately respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Protesters have taken to the streets in freezing temperatures in recent days as Minneapolis has become a focal point for demonstrations against ICE in the days since Good\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy troops to put down protests, and the administration has reportedly made preparations that could enable military personnel to be sent to the city. Walz has authorised the state\u2019s National Guard to be ready if needed. <\/p>\n<p>Frey said the Trump administration was trying to \u201cbait\u201d protesters by readying 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be deployed in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis act was clearly designed to intimidate the people of Minneapolis\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009we\u2019re not going to be intimidated,\u201d he said on CNN. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought in a million years that we would be invaded by our own federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Frey said they had not heard from the federal government. \u201cThis is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, our local law enforcement and our residents against the chaos and danger this administration has brought to our streets,\u201d he said in reference to the possibility of a DoJ investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Blanche posted on X last week: \u201cWalz and Frey \u2014 I\u2019m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary. This is not a threat. It\u2019s a promise.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Good\u2019s shooting on January 7, Frey demanded that ICE \u201cleave the city and state immediately\u201d and urged people to demonstrate peacefully and lawfully. Walz said in a video last week that Minnesota residents should protest peacefully and should record federal immigration actions on their phones. <\/p>\n<p>After reports of a DoJ investigation into him first emerged on Friday, Walz posted on X: \u201cWeaponising the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d7b0fcf3-1fd5-4bad-9d9b-78a878590a79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump\u2019s second term means for Washington, business and the world The Department of Justice is investigating Democratic officials in Minnesota but not the immigration officer who shot dead a woman in Minneapolis this month, deputy attorney-general Todd Blanche confirmed on Sunday. 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